Question 1

All governors have some form of the line-item veto.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The term pork barrel politics refers to favoritism by a governor or other elected officials in distributing government monies or other resources to a particular program or jurisdiction.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

As party leaders, governors are not as powerful as they once were, but the role is still useful for

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A)  controlling party nominations for state legislative seats.
B)  ceremonial purposes.
C)  controlling the legislative agenda and legislative leaders.
D)  keeping lines of communication open with Washington officials.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 4

The formal powers of governors are those derived from

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A)  the political support the governors can muster.
B)  the U.S.Constitution.
C)  their personal traits.
D)  the state constitutions or statutes.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 5

Historically, all of the following were characteristic of governors except

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A)  they had little authority.
B)  they were elected by the voters.
C)  they were restricted to a single one-year term of office.
D)  they were elected by the legislature.E) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 6

Of the more than 2,100 governors who have held office, only 23 have been either impeached and removed from office, or resigned under a cloud of legal problems.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

A governor can be compared to a chief executive officer of a large corporation because they both must manage complex organizational systems.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The line-item veto

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A)  can only be used in appropriation bills.
B)  is available in one form or another in the majority of states.
C)  is available only at the federal level, but is currently being considered by a number of states.
D)  is available only in eight states, including Nevada and Maine.E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 9

Despite the prominence of state legislatures and difficulties with executive-legislative relations, governors dominate setting the policy agenda in most states.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

One of the many roles of the governor is that of the leading formulator and initiator of public policy in his or her state.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

In most states, the governor and lieutenant governor are elected on the same ticket.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Two recent governors who left office under embarrassing circumstances were Eliot Spitzer of New York (who left after getting snared in a federal prostitution sting operation)and James McGreevey of New Jersey (who stepped down after admitting a homosexual affair with an appointed agency head).

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

In all states, the line-item veto is permitted only in appropriation bills.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 14

The governor's role as intergovernmental coordinator is becoming less important with each passing year, which reflects the diminishing importance of states in the American system of federalism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 15

Package veto power, which all states grant their governors, gives the governor the authority to

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A)  strike one or more sections of a bill, permitting the remaining "package" to go forward.
B)  reject a bill by refusing to sign it after the legislature has adjourned.
C)  reject a bill in its entirety.
D)  veto a bill, send it back for reconsideration, and, after changes are approved by the legislature, sign the bill.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 16

The secretary of state in state government

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A)  has less responsibility now than in past decades.
B)  is usually appointed by the governor to oversee agricultural policy.
C)  is primarily involved in recordkeeping and election responsibilities, although the duties of the position have been elevated in recent years.
D)  is most often responsible for disbursement of state funds.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 17

After the legislature has enacted a bill and adjourned, the pocket veto allows the governor to reject the bill by refusing to sign it.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Efforts to impose gubernatorial term limits have

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A)  typically imposed a two-term limitation, but this has had little effect because that is the formal or informal norm in most states.
B)  typically sought to limit governors to three terms.
C)  provided a number of safe governorships.
D)  had no effect on limiting terms in the fifty states.E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 19

During the early days of the nation, Georgia and Pennsylvania established a plural (multimember)executive.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

When the majority of state jobs are filled through objective merit systems, governors

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A)  usually work to overturn such systems.
B)  benefit from the work of professional state employees and avoid many of the problems that arise over patronage.
C)  retain the power to terminate employees whenever they wish.
D)  are less powerful because power is usurped by state bureaucrats.E) C) and D)
F) B) and C) B

Exam 7: Governors

All governors have some form of the line-item veto.

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The term pork barrel politics refers to favoritism by a governor or other elected officials in distributing government monies or other resources to a particular program or jurisdiction.

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As party leaders, governors are not as powerful as they once were, but the role is still useful for

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The formal powers of governors are those derived from

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Historically, all of the following were characteristic of governors except

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Of the more than 2,100 governors who have held office, only 23 have been either impeached and removed from office, or resigned under a cloud of legal problems.

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A governor can be compared to a chief executive officer of a large corporation because they both must manage complex organizational systems.

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The line-item veto

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Despite the prominence of state legislatures and difficulties with executive-legislative relations, governors dominate setting the policy agenda in most states.

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One of the many roles of the governor is that of the leading formulator and initiator of public policy in his or her state.

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In most states, the governor and lieutenant governor are elected on the same ticket.

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Two recent governors who left office under embarrassing circumstances were Eliot Spitzer of New York (who left after getting snared in a federal prostitution sting operation)and James McGreevey of New Jersey (who stepped down after admitting a homosexual affair with an appointed agency head).

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In all states, the line-item veto is permitted only in appropriation bills.

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The governor's role as intergovernmental coordinator is becoming less important with each passing year, which reflects the diminishing importance of states in the American system of federalism.

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Package veto power, which all states grant their governors, gives the governor the authority to

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The secretary of state in state government

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After the legislature has enacted a bill and adjourned, the pocket veto allows the governor to reject the bill by refusing to sign it.

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Efforts to impose gubernatorial term limits have

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During the early days of the nation, Georgia and Pennsylvania established a plural (multimember)executive.

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When the majority of state jobs are filled through objective merit systems, governors

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