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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
