1. 13.3-State and Local Governments Lesson 3 The Governor and State Administration

2. State and Local Governments Lesson 3 The Governor and State Administration
Learning Objectives
Describe the main features of the office of governor.
Summarize a governor’s roles, powers, duties, and the limitations of the office.
List and describe the other executive offices at the State level.

3. State and Local Governments Lesson 3 The Governor and State Administration
Key Terms
recall
item veto
clemency
pardon
commutation
reprieve
parole

4. The Governorship
The governor is the principal executive officer in each of the 50 States. He or she is always a central figure in State politics and is often a well-known national personality as well. Governors today occupy an office that is the direct descendant of the earliest public office in American politics, the _____________________ governorship, first established in Virginia in 1607.

5. The Governorship Qualifications Selection Term Succession
_______________________
Compensation

6. The Governorship
As acting ___________________governor of Virginia, Alexander Spotswood’s efforts to increase executive power often led to conflicts with the legislature. This may have led to his removal from office in 1722.

7. The Governor's Powers
Much like the President, a governor plays a number of different roles. He or she is, simultaneously, an executive, an administrator, a legislator, a party leader, an opinion leader, and a _________________________________ figure. What the office amounts to depends, in no small part, on how well the governor plays each—and all—of these roles. And that must depend, in turn, on his or her personality, political muscle, and overall abilities.

8. The Governor's Powers Executive Appointment and Removal
Administering the Executive Branch
The Budget
______________________________
Legislative
The Message Power
Special Sessions
The Veto Power
Judicial
Miscellaneous Duties

9. The Governor's Powers
__________________________, New Mexico’s first female governor and the first Hispanic female elected governor in the United States, promotes fire prevention in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

10. The Governor's Powers
The governor's power to call ___________sessions can be a persuasive tool in getting policies enacted into law. Analyze Charts What are the most common issues addressed in special sessions?

11. Other Executive Officers
In nearly every State, the governor must share control of the administration with a number of other ___________________________ officers. Most of those other officials are, like the governor, chosen by voters. The following four positions are found in most, but not all, State governments today.

12. Other Executive Officers
Many jobs filled by presidential appointment in the Federal Government are decided by ______________ at the State level. Analyze Charts How does the election of executive officers empower voters?

13. Other Executive Officers
Attorney General ______________________speaks at a press conference about a case involving a homeless family that she worked with when she was the district attorney in San Francisco in 2014.

14. Quiz: The Governorship
Which of the following correctly reflects how a governor is chosen in most States?
A. After two candidates are selected in a primary, a convention selects the winner for a term of two years.
B. The governor is chosen by popular vote for a term of four years.
C. The governor is selected from a convention and serves for two years.
D. The voters select two candidates who are then selected by majority vote in the State legislature, for a term of four years.

15. Quiz: The Governor's Powers
Which of the following correctly describes how the executive powers in the State government are divided? The executive powers
A. are divided among the governor, attorney general, and other executive officers.
B. are divided equally between the legislature and the governor.
C. lie completely with the governor and lieutenant governor.
D. lie completely with the governor's appointees.

16. Quiz: Other Executive Officers
Which of the governor's executive officers has the greatest influence over State-wide elections?
A. attorney general
B. lieutenant governor
C. secretary of state
D. treasurer