The Executive Branch

at
Categories
Tags

 

This chapter is about the Texas Executive Branch. As you read this chapter, keep in mind that Texas has a plural executive, which means the executive branch power is spread among multiple individuals.

Two different options for your post. You only need to pick one of the following:

Option 1: The current Texas Governor is Greg Abbott. He came into office in 2015. For your post I want you to spend some time researching Governor Greg Abbott, visit his website, and visit some media websites and do some research on him. For your post tell us: do you think Greg Abbott is doing a good job as Texas Governor or a bad job? Why do you think this? What issues do you agree and/or disagree with him on? What did you learn about Greg Abbott in your research that you can share with the group that others may not know?

Option 2: Pick another person in the Texas Executive Branch – and you can write about any of those individuals using the above prompt (i.e. do what I asked you to do for the Texas Governor and write about another person in the Texas Executive Branch by visiting their website, tell us what this person does in the Texas Executive, do some research on the specific person, is the person doing a good job, etc.

A FUN activity to do on your own or with your family! The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts is part of the Texas Executive Branch. Google to the website of the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts and click on “Unclaimed Property” on the home page (look for it and you will find it!). This office in the Executive Branch is in charge of the over $3 billion of unclaimed property in Texas. Search for your names and see if you find any money and claim it!

Chapter 9 – The Judiciary
This chapter is about the Texas judiciary. We have all seen television programs about the legal system and I find that when people read about the judicial system “for real” they find it fascinating and sometimes different than they have seen on television if they are not in the legal field. Have fun reading this chapter and let me know if you have any questions! I think you will enjoy this chapter.

For your post on this chapter, tell us three (3) things you learned in this chapter that you found fascinating and why. REMEMBER that you learn a lot from your classmates’ posts so read their posts and make thoughtful responses to them for extra credit!

Chapter 10 – Local Government
What three things did you learn in this chapter that you did not know before and found the most interesting and why? Please read your classmates’ posts since you will all pick different things and reading those will reinforce the topics in the chapter. You will get 5 extra points if you make a thoughtful paragraph response to any of your classmates’ posts (you can make multiple thoughtful paragraph responses and get multiple 5 point extra credits).

Sample Solution

The Executive Branch

Gregory Wayne Abbott is an American politician, attorney, and former jurist who has served as the 48th governor of Texas since 2015. Texas voters are split over whether they approve of governor Greg Abbott`s job performance, though he remains popular with Republicans and more popular among Texans than President Joe Biden, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll. The June 2021 poll shows that 44% of Texans approve of Abbott’s job as governor, while 44% disapprove. Named “Best Governor in the Nation” in 2020, Governor Greg Abbott continues to build on his record as a strong conservative leader who fights to preserve Texas values.

dership was not inadequate but, Levesque argues, when he needed to focus on the Eastern countries, he did the exact opposite and focused on the West. Moreover, he offered no financial support to those who wanted change in the Eastern European countries since the Soviet Union’s economy was rapidly declining as evident in the Soviets increased the price of oil exports. Therefore, it is quite apparent that the Cold War ended as a result of the lack of control the Soviet Union had over Eastern European countries.
Comparison:
Levesque has the most valid interpretation because the breadth of it is larger than Oberdorfer’s and Pemberton’s interpretations. Levesque ultimately argues that the Cold War’s end was a result of the Soviet Union’s sheer lack of control of Eastern European countries. His argument is articulate in exploring the reason of the end of the Cold War as well as exploring other contributing factors such as the Soviet economy and how its status was slowly dissolving the Soviet diplomacy and the impact of the Afghanistan War on them, which is further explored by Reuveny and Prakash. Therefore, Levesque’s interpretation is considered objective as he takes a holistic approach in viewing the majority of the factors that contributed to the end of the Cold War, then pinpoints the most impactful one- the lack of control of Eastern European countries and their attainment of independence. Similarly to Levesque’s interpretation, Pemberton and Oberdorfer touch on the Soviet economy and how it led to a diverse variety of distasteful issues for them. Therefore, it could be said that the economic status of the Soviet Union led to the problems they faced- if it wasn’t an issue in the first place, it would not have led to so many other problems that the Soviets had to deal with, but this does not mean that it was the primary reason to the end of the Cold War as it was only a trigger for many issues that arose. Instead of eliminating them, Gorbachev ignored them which led to their aggravation- Eastern European countries gaining independence. However, Oberdorfer argues that Gorbachev’s leadership was the reason as to why the Cold War ended. Several historians have interpreted Gorbachev’s leadership as the main reason to the Cold War’s end, which suggests it is perceived as a big impact. However, what historians tend to ignore and neglect is the fact that his poor leadership didn’t lead to the end of the Cold War alone, but other more significant factors such as the lack of control of Eastern European countries and their attainment of independence. Oberdorfer’s interpretation is not only an example of poor reductionism which often leads to a misrepresentation of informa

This question has been answered.

Get Answer