Government Chapter 8 quiz

The ______ is the platform from which governors command media attention by virtue of their office. informal power popular pulpit officer privilege bully pulpit

bully pulpit

Governors have the power to ______ when necessary. veto sections of bills issue subpoenas call special sessions of the legislatures appoint cabinet members

call special sessions of the legislatures

Rules or regulations, with the force of law, issued by governors are known as ______. commandments executive orders signing statements administrative procedures

executive orders

Most states have ______ the responsibilities of the lieutenant governor's office. limited eliminated ignored expanded

expanded

Most states ______ term limits for the office of governor. do not have have eschew look down on

have

Which of the following tend to be based on personality or position? informal powers persuasive powers partisan powers formal powers

informal powers

Gubernatorial races are ______ following national trends than Senate elections are. more susceptible to less prone to more insulated from less oblivious about

less prone to

It is the responsibility of the ______ to break ties in roll call votes. lieutenant governors secretaries of state attorneys general governors

lieutenant governors

If a governor rejects only a portion of a bill, rather than the entire thing, he or she has exercised which of the following? veto line item veto partial-rejection veto cost-savings veto

line item veto

The ability to forgive crimes or change sentences is known as the ______. veto pardon commute persuade

pardon

State legislatures ______ override gubernatorial vetos. always often rarely never

rarely

Elections are generally overseen by whom? lieutenant governors secretaries of state attorneys general governors

secretaries of state

______ is the process by which a legislature can remove a governor from office. Impeachment Recall Rejection Censure

Impeachment

In ______ the governor does NOT have the power of the line item veto. Idaho Iowa Illinois Indiana

Indiana

______ generally carry the responsibility for the archiving of state records and regulations. Lieutenant governors Secretaries of state Attorneys general Governors

Secretaries of state

In which of the following states does the lieutenant governor play a particularly strong role? Michigan Oklahoma Texas Nevada

Texas

______ represent state agencies in many states. Lieutenant governors Secretaries of state Attorneys general Governors

Attorneys general

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

False

Governors can only achieve their agendas through their formal powers. True False

False

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

False

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

False

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

False

How many of the last six presidents had previously held the office of governor? Two Three Four Five

Four

More work tends to get done during times of divided government. True False

True

The downside of appointment power is choosing the wrong people. True False

True

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

True

Only a few states have ______ state superintendent of education. an appointed a confirmed a merit-based an elected

an elected

The heads of all of the agencies and departments in the federal government are ______. elected patrons merit based appointed

appointed

The ______'s office would be the one to intervene in public utility rate cases. lieutenant governor secretary of state attorney general governor

attorney general