Explain how the powers of the Texas governor are restricted by both the state constitution and its legislature.
What will be an ideal response?
The ideal answer should include:
1. The Texas constitution restricts the governor's powers through its creation of the plural executive, under which executive power is dispersed to a number of independently elected executive officials. This weakens the governor's ability to control the executive branch.
2. The Texas legislature has created numerous boards and commissions whose leaders are appointed by the governor but whose terms are six years, allowing them to outlast a governor's tenure of four years. The six-year overlapping terms of appointees make it difficult for the governor to control these boards and commissions.
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