Page 8 Flashcards
It is known as _____ of the National Guard when the states National Guard forces or other state militia is brought under the authority of the US president through a formal and constitutional declaration by the president
Nationalization or federalization
The pardoning power of the Texas governor was reduced through the creation of the board of pardons and paroles following public suspicion that Governor _______ had made money through the selling of pardons
Miriam ferguson
It is known as a _____ when a governmental executive postpones the execution of a sentence imposed by a court of law
Clemency
It is known as ______ when the chief executive takes action to return an escaped fugitive to the legal jurisdiction from which the individual escaped
Extradition or interstate rendition
Currently, the only action the Texas governor can take with regard to a convicted person without written recommendation, of the board of pardons and paroles is to _____
Issue a thirty-day stay of execution
In order for the Texas Legislature to remove the Texas governor through the process of impeachment it takes a majority vote of the Texas House of Representatives and a _____ of the Texas Senate
Two-thirds