By Law, Gubernatorial Appointees to a Compensated Office Must

question 58

Multiple Choice

By law, gubernatorial appointees to a compensated office must

• A) be supported by the senator from their home district.
• B) be confirmed by a simple majority vote of both houses of the legislature.
• C) be confirmed by a two-thirds vote of the Texas Senate.
• D) resign any private employment they have at the time of their confirmation.

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Definitions:

Milgram Experiment

A psychological experiment conducted by Stanley Milgram in the 1960s to study obedience to authority, where participants were instructed to administer electric shocks to another person.

Stanford University Prison Experiment

A psychological study conducted by Philip Zimbardo in 1971 at Stanford University, where students were assigned roles of prisoners and guards to explore the effects of perceived power.

Generalization

Drawing a conclusion about a certain characteristic of a population based on a sample from it.

Logical Support

The provision of reasons or evidence to justify a claim or argument.