and has a weak central government. The State of Texas has a Governor‚ Secretary of State‚ Lt. Governor‚ Attorney General‚ Comptroller of Public Accounts‚ Commissioner of General Land Office‚ Elected Boards and Commissions‚ Rail Road Commissioner‚ State Board of Education‚ Appointed Agency Directors and Appointed and Ex-Officio boards Commissions. Texas is the only state with a Commissioner of General Land Office. The only seat the Governor is allowed to elect is the Secretary of State. Every other
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In the campaign against Indians he served as an aid to general “Mad Anthony” Wayne at the battle of fallen Timbers. After resigning from the army in 1798‚ he became Secretary of the Northwest Territory. He became the Governor of the Indiana Territory. His prime task as governor was to obtain titles to Indian land so the settlers could move further
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Texas Constitution and the U.S. Constitution one unique difference in Texas is the division of powers across the Executive Branch. The Executive Branch of Texas is considered a “split executive.” The Texas Executive Branch consists of a Governor‚ a Lieutenant Governor‚ Secretary of State‚ Comptroller of Accounts‚ Commissioner of the General Land Office‚ and Attorney General. In this essay. I am going to discuss the many roles/duties of the many positions that make up the Executive Branch of Texas‚ as
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School governors School governors are a team of people who work closely with the head teacher to make key decisions vital to the successful running of the school. The governors appoint the head teacher and make decisions that directly affect the education and well-being of the children. They play an important role in improving standards throughout the school and agree the school’s budget. Within the governing body there will be at least one staff governor‚ there may also be a support governor and a
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The power to make and manage federal law is divided between these three branches. The legislative power lies within the Parliament of Australia‚ which consists of three constituent parts: the Sovereign (King or Queen)‚ who is represented by the Governor-General of Australia; the House of Representatives; and the Senate. ‘The Legislative power of the Commonwealth shall be vested in a Federal Parliament‚ which shall consist of the Queen‚ a Senate‚ and a House of Representatives‚ and
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recommendations to be considered by regional conferences .A national conference was then held Ibadan‚ and the resolutions of this conference were then debated in the regional houses and the legislative council before the draft constitution was summited to the governor and the secretary states for colonies. The Macpherson constitution‚ embodied in the Nigeria
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the public that his plan will not benefit Americans. Governor Romney’s plan is being targeted in this ad for his attempt to raise taxes for the middle class as well as well as his views on rolling back bank regulations. As mentioned in the advertisement‚ Governor Romney plans to reduce taxes on the multimillionaires in america which is the top 1% of all americans. The evidence presented in this advertisement is consistent with what Governor Romney said himself on February 22‚2012. " I said today
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development strategy of the Government of India. It is a member bank of the Asian Clearing Union. The general superintendence and direction of the RBI is entrusted with the 21-member-strong Central Board of Directors—the Governor (currently Duvvuri Subbarao)‚ four Deputy Governors‚ two Finance Ministry representative‚ ten Government-nominated Directors to represent important elements from India’s economy‚ and four Directors to represent Local Boards headquartered at Mumbai‚ Kolkata‚ Chennai and New
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The concept of a direct democracy is demonstrated in the legislative branch‚ which is made up of twenty-one senators and forty-two assembly members. The legislature is the branch most directly receptive to the voice of the people of the state and consists of initiative‚ referendum‚ and recall. Initiative is the right to put laws into effect and propose constitutional amendments. The legislature also gives the people of the state a chance to enact‚ amend‚ or repeal laws through referendum and initiative
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electoral process has three levels‚ the local‚ state and national election. Local elections include municipal elections‚ metropolitan elections‚ and the elections of local and district councils State elections include state legislature‚ governors‚ lieutenant governors‚ attorney general‚ secretary of state‚ supreme court members and state judiciary members. Finally‚ the presidential election includes the president and vice president. At the local level‚ many important officials are elected. The elected
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