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!!!