Chapter 5
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LECTURE OUTLINE
“Oklahoma’s Executive Branch”
Chapter 5
CHAPTER 5: Oklahoma’s Executive Branch
The Office of the Governor:
- Eligibility to Serve as Governor
- Terms of Office and Term Limits
The Bully Pulpit
- Weak vs. Strong Governor System
- Sources of Gubernatorial Influence
The Duties and Responsibilities of the Governor
- Interaction with the Legislature
- Legislation
- The Budget Process
- Calling Special Sessions
- The State of the State
- Dictating Legislative Agenda
- Head of State
- Chief Representative to the National Government
- Chief Representative to International Leaders and Businessmen
- State Party Leader
- Pardons and Paroles
- Chief Executive of the State
- Political Appointments
- Commander-in-Chief of the National Guard
- Appointment of Judicial Branch Judges and Justices
The Office of the Lieutenant Governor:
- Eligibility to Serve as Lieutenant Governor
- Terms of Office
The Duties and Responsibilities of the Lieutenant Governor
- Governor as President of the Senate
- Governor as Acting Governor in the Governor’s Absence
- Various Other Roles of the Lt. Governor
The Office of the Attorney General:
The Duties and Responsibilities of the Attorney General
- Legal Advisor to the State
- Giving Legal Opinions
- Initiating Multi-County Grand Juries
The Superintendent of Public Instruction:
The Duties and Responsibilities of the Superintendent
The State Treasurer:
Brief Description of Duties
The Commissioner of Insurance:
Brief Description of Duties
The Corporation Commission:
Brief Description of Duties
The State Auditor and Inspector
Brief Description of Duties
The Commissioner of Labor
Brief Description of Duties
Executive Appointive Offices
- Secretary of State
- Director of Mines
The Cabinet System
Theory of a Cabinet System
BE SURE TO REVIEW KEY TERMS IN THE GLOSSARY FOR EACH CHAPTER!!!