Question 1

Which state's governor has the highest salary ($206,500)?

Accepted Answer

A) New York 
B) Connecticut 
C) Florida 
D) California 
E) Massachusetts 
A) New York 
B) Connecticut 
C) Florida 
D) California 
E) Massachusetts

Question 2

If your ultimate goal was to become a governor, what office would best set you up to do so?

Accepted Answer

A) Attorney general 
B) Secretary of state 
C) Lieutenant governor 
D) State treasurer 
E) State auditor 
A) Attorney general 
B) Secretary of state 
C) Lieutenant governor 
D) State treasurer 
E) State auditor

Question 3

Governors today are less powerful than they have ever been.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Most states elect the governor at the same time as the Presidential election.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Allowing governors to decrease a particular appropriation is called a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) veto. 
B) spending veto. 
C) line item veto. 
D) purposeful veto. 
E) reduction veto. 
A) veto. 
B) spending veto. 
C) line item veto. 
D) purposeful veto. 
E) reduction veto.

Question 6

The primary concern of critics of reorganization is the strengthening of executive power and responsibility that has dominated the reorganization movement.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following states' governors have weak formal powers?

Accepted Answer

A) Arkansas 
B) Arizona 
C) Alabama 
D) Alaska 
E) None of the above 
A) Arkansas 
B) Arizona 
C) Alabama 
D) Alaska 
E) None of the above

Question 8

Two-thirds of state governors hold exclusive and unconditional pardon power.In the other one-third, with whom or what is this authority shared?

Accepted Answer

A) The state house 
B) The state senate 
C) A pardoning board 
D) The lieutenant governor 
E) The chair of the prisons committee from the state legislature 
A) The state house 
B) The state senate 
C) A pardoning board 
D) The lieutenant governor 
E) The chair of the prisons committee from the state legislature

Question 9

The major criticism of reorganization is that most current proposals give too much authority and power to the governor.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons governors have had more managerial control over their states in recent years?

Accepted Answer

A) Systems analysis 
B) Customer focus 
C) Performance measurement and management 
D) Strategic planning 
E) Lack of legislative oversight 
A) Systems analysis 
B) Customer focus 
C) Performance measurement and management 
D) Strategic planning 
E) Lack of legislative oversight

Question 11

To what federal office is the state's lieutenant governor's office comparable?

Accepted Answer

A) Vice president 
B) Speaker of the House 
C) Attorney general 
D) National security advisor 
E) Chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff 
A) Vice president 
B) Speaker of the House 
C) Attorney general 
D) National security advisor 
E) Chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

Question 12

As of 2010, there had been 28 female governors in American history.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

How many states actually have some form of overseas office, used to attract business, encourage tourism, and promote local industries and products?

Accepted Answer

A) 12 
B) 23 
C) 27 
D) 38 
E) 50 
A) 12 
B) 23 
C) 27 
D) 38 
E) 50

Question 14

Who has the primary responsibility for implementing the 2002 federal Help America Vote Act in most states?

Accepted Answer

A) Director of election administration 
B) Secretary of state 
C) Attorney general 
D) Treasurer 
E) Lieutenant governor 
A) Director of election administration 
B) Secretary of state 
C) Attorney general 
D) Treasurer 
E) Lieutenant governor

Question 15

Twenty-two states have elected treasurers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

In Texas, the lieutenant governor has even greater budgetary powers than the governor.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

What did Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle make a central issue of his campaign?

Accepted Answer

A) Health insurance 
B) Education 
C) Stem-cell research 
D) Environmental protection 
E) Cutting taxes 
A) Health insurance 
B) Education 
C) Stem-cell research 
D) Environmental protection 
E) Cutting taxes

Question 18

Short legislative sessions following adjournment to reconsider measures vetoed by governors are called override sessions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

In most states, the governor's budget office sends requests out to various agencies from July through October so that the requests are returned to the budget office by the end of the calendar year.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

What state attorney general gained national attention via his investigations of Wall Street fraud and other "white collar" crimes?

Accepted Answer

A) Bill Lockyer 
B) Eliot Spitzer 
C) David Paterson 
D) M.Jodi Rell 
E) Rick Perry 
A) Bill Lockyer 
B) Eliot Spitzer 
C) David Paterson 
D) M.Jodi Rell 
E) Rick Perry

Exam 25: State Governors

Which state's governor has the highest salary ($206,500)?

If your ultimate goal was to become a governor, what office would best set you up to do so?

Governors today are less powerful than they have ever been.

Most states elect the governor at the same time as the Presidential election.

Allowing governors to decrease a particular appropriation is called a(n)

The primary concern of critics of reorganization is the strengthening of executive power and responsibility that has dominated the reorganization movement.

Which of the following states' governors have weak formal powers?

Two-thirds of state governors hold exclusive and unconditional pardon power.In the other one-third, with whom or what is this authority shared?

The major criticism of reorganization is that most current proposals give too much authority and power to the governor.

Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons governors have had more managerial control over their states in recent years?

To what federal office is the state's lieutenant governor's office comparable?

As of 2010, there had been 28 female governors in American history.

How many states actually have some form of overseas office, used to attract business, encourage tourism, and promote local industries and products?

Who has the primary responsibility for implementing the 2002 federal Help America Vote Act in most states?

Twenty-two states have elected treasurers.

In Texas, the lieutenant governor has even greater budgetary powers than the governor.

What did Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle make a central issue of his campaign?

Short legislative sessions following adjournment to reconsider measures vetoed by governors are called override sessions.

In most states, the governor's budget office sends requests out to various agencies from July through October so that the requests are returned to the budget office by the end of the calendar year.

What state attorney general gained national attention via his investigations of Wall Street fraud and other "white collar" crimes?

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