1. How can a governor be removed from office?
2. What executive powers do most governors possess?
3. What is the pocket veto? The item veto? Which of these two powers is a governor more likely to have?
4. Briefly explain these judicial powers of a governor: clemency, pardon, commutation, reprieve, and parole.
5. Should the governor of your State be able to appoint those other executive officers now chosen by the voters? Why or why not?
6. Compare and contrast the usual powers of the governor with those of the President.
Powers of The Governor
Executive
1. Appointment and removal of key assistants
2. Supervise staffs of executive branch
3. prepare and submit budget
4. commander in chief of State National Guard
Legislative
1. recommend legislation
2. call special sessions of legislature
3. veto bills
Judicial
1. commute
2. reprieve
3. pardon
4. parole
Terms
Reprieve
- to postpone a sentence
Pardon
- Release a person of legal consequences of a crime
Parole
- Release a prisoner short of the completion of their sentence
Commutation
- to reduce a sentence
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