Executive Branch » Check Your Knowledge
Try this fourteen-question test to see what you've learned about the Kansas Executive branch.
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1
How many offices of the executive branch are elected on a statewide basis?
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
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2
Which statewide office was not created by the Kansas Constitution?
- Secretary of state
- Insurance commissioner
- State treasurer
- Attorney general
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3
Which statewide officer was once part of the legislative branch?
- Secretary of state
- Attorney general
- Governor
- Lieutenant governor
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4
How many terms is the secretary of state limited to?
- 1
- 2
- 2 consecutive terms
- There are no term limits for this office
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5
Which statewide officer must meet certain statutory qualifications in order to be eligible to run for office?
- Insurance Commissioner
- Attorney General
- Governor
- State Treasurer
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6
The duties of the lieutenant governor are determined by:
- The Kansas Constitution
- Kansas statutes
- The governor
- The Legislature
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7
Which statewide officer was included in the original Kansas constitution until a constitutional ammendment changed the position to a statutorial one?
- Secretary of state
- Insurance commissioner
- Superintendent of public instruction
- State treasurer
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8
Which is not one of the Kansas insurance commissioner's duties?
- Regulate and license Kansas insurance companies and agents
- Sell insurance to state employees
- Educate and assist consumers
- Investigate insurance-related misconduct
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9
The Kansas commissioner of education is selected by what method?
- Appointed by the governor
- Appointed by the State Board of Education
- Elected by the voters of Kansas
- Appointed by the State Board of Regents
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10
If both the office of governor and lieutenant governor become vacant, under present law who would be next in line to assume the governorship?
- President of the Senate
- Speaker of the House
- Secretary of state
- Determined by a special election
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11
Which state officer has the authority to grant pardons to convicted criminals?
- Attorney general
- Governor
- Director of the Kansas Bureau of Investigation
- Secretary of state
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12
The administration of all national and state elections is the responsibility of which state officer?
- State treasurer
- Attorney general
- Secretary of state
- Governor
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13
Which is not a function of the State Board of Regents?
- Regulation of private and out-of-state higher education institutions
- Oversight of community and technical colleges
- Administration of teacher licensing and accreditation
- Administration of adult education and general education development (GED)
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14
The Kansas Postsecondary Education Savings Program and other education savings plans are administered by which office?
- State Board of Education
- State treasurer
- State Board of Regents
- Secretary of state
