Author Question: According to the text, a stronger chief executive with more supervisory control would be _____. ... (Read 105 times)

jc611 · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

According to the text, a stronger chief executive with more supervisory control would be _____.

a. a positive change because it would give responsibility to a highly visible and accountable elected official
b. a positive change because it would lead to lower agency budgets
c. a negative change because the Texas governor, who is already powerful, would become even more powerful
d. a negative change because most agencies are politically neutral, and this would politicize agencies
e. all of these

Question 2

In which of these ways is the Texas governor's control over the bureaucracy limited?

a. The governor's appointment powers are restricted and removal powers are limited.
b. There is no true executive budget.
c. The executive branch is fragmented into numerous departments, commissions, and boards.
d. All of these are ways the governor's control is limited.
e. None of these are ways the governor's control is limited.