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appointment powers

A governor's ability to pick individuals to run state government, such as cabinet secretaries.

supermajority vote

A legislative vote of much more than a simple majority, for instance, a vote by two-thirds of a legislative chamber to override a governor's veto.

recall election

A special election allowing voters to remove an elected official from office before the end of his or her term.

Plural-executive system

A state government system in which the governor is not the dominant figure in the executive branch but, instead, is more of a first among equals, serving alongside numerous other officials who were elected to their offices rather than appointed by the governor.

______ represent state agencies in many states.

Attorney general

Every lieutenant governor is elected on the same ticket as the governor.

False

Governors can only achieve their agendas through their formal powers.

False

The federal government has the final authority over where to deploy the National Guard

False

The formal powers of governors have decreased over the last 100 years.

False

The power to call special legislative sessions is an example of informal power

False

How many of the last six presidents had previously held the office of governor?

Four

In which state does the governor not have the power of line item veto?

Indiana

The attorney general's office has the power to...

Intervene in public utility rate cases

executive orders

Rules or regulations with the force of law that governors can create directly under the statutory authority given them.

Executive orders

Rules or regulations, with the force of law, issued by governors

Elections are generally overseen by whom?

Secretaries of state

In which state does the lieutenant governor play a particularly strong role?

Texas

Pardon

The ability to forgive crimes or change sentences

bully pulpit

The platform from which a high-profile public official, such as governor or president, commands considerable public and media attention by virtue of holding office.

formal powers

The powers explicitly granted to a governor according to state law, such as being able to veto legislation and to appoint heads of state agencies.

Impeachment

The process by which a legislature can remove a governor from office

The responsibility for archiving state records and regulations is held by...

The secretary of state

informal powers

The things a governor is able to do, such as command media attention and persuade party members, based on personality or position, not on formal authority.

More work tends to get done during times of divided government

True

Most states have term limits for governors

True

State legislatures rarely override gubernatorial votes

True

The downside of appointment power is choosing the wrong people.

True

The power to prepare the state budget may be a governor's most powerful formal tool.

True

impeachment

a process by which a legislature can remove executive branch officials, such as the governor or judges from office for corruption or other reasons

Only a few states have...

an elected state superintendent of education

The heads of all of the agencies and departments in the federal government are ______.

appointed

The ______ is the platform from which governors command media attention by virtue of their office.

bully pulpit

When necessary, governors have the power to...

call special sessions of the legislatures

Most states have ______ the responsibilities of the lieutenant governor's office.

expanded

Which of the following tend to be based on personality or position?

informal powers

Gubernatorial races are ______ following national trends than Senate elections are.

less prone to

Ties in roll call votes are broken by

lieutenant governors

veto

the power to reject a proposed law

line item veto

when a governor rejects only a portion of a bill