Question 1

Which of the governmental powers in the text is identified as perhaps the most important?

Accepted Answer

A) Preparing the state budget 
B) Issuing executive orders 
C) Granting pardons or clemency 
D) Making appointments 
E) The veto 
A) Preparing the state budget 
B) Issuing executive orders 
C) Granting pardons or clemency 
D) Making appointments 
E) The veto

Question 2

How many states have popularly elected state treasurers?

Accepted Answer

A) 50 
B) 43 
C) 35 
D) 36 
E) 22 
A) 50 
B) 43 
C) 35 
D) 36 
E) 22

Question 3

Which of the following states' governors have moderately strong 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 4

Nonfinancial incentives generally outweigh financial ones in prompting someone to seek a governorship.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

How many states hold gubernatorial elections at the same time as presidential elections?

Accepted Answer

A) None 
B) 11 
C) 39 
D) 42 
E) 50 
A) None 
B) 11 
C) 39 
D) 42 
E) 50

Question 6

How many states allow the governor an item veto?

Accepted Answer

A) 25 
B) 29 
C) 32 
D) 43 
E) 47 
A) 25 
B) 29 
C) 32 
D) 43 
E) 47

Question 7

Unlike the President, governors generally

Accepted Answer

A) do not have line item veto power. 
B) share executive power with other elected officials. 
C) lack appointive power. 
D) have more legislative support. 
E) do not have any term limits. 
A) do not have line item veto power. 
B) share executive power with other elected officials. 
C) lack appointive power. 
D) have more legislative support. 
E) do not have any term limits.

Question 8

What is the most common minimum age to be governor, as set by the states?

Accepted Answer

A) 25 
B) 40 
C) 30 
D) 21 
E) 35 
A) 25 
B) 40 
C) 30 
D) 21 
E) 35

Question 9

The constitutional powers of governors vary from state to state.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following is not a normal role for a state's governor?

Accepted Answer

A) Speaker of the house 
B) Chief policy maker 
C) Chief recruiter of advisers and administrators 
D) Foreign ambassador (for the state's interests) 
E) Liaison between local and national governments 
A) Speaker of the house 
B) Chief policy maker 
C) Chief recruiter of advisers and administrators 
D) Foreign ambassador (for the state's interests) 
E) Liaison between local and national governments

Question 11

How many states elect an attorney general?

Accepted Answer

A) 31 
B) 50 
C) 23 
D) 11 
E) 43 
A) 31 
B) 50 
C) 23 
D) 11 
E) 43

Question 12

In 2006 Florida Governor Jeb Bush vetoed $448.7 million from the state's $74 billion budget.This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A) a line item veto. 
B) executive slashing. 
C) managerial orders. 
D) an amendatory veto. 
E) reductionary privilege. 
A) a line item veto. 
B) executive slashing. 
C) managerial orders. 
D) an amendatory veto. 
E) reductionary privilege.

Question 13

What state legislature tackled modernizing by abolishing 75 state boards and giving the governor the authority to hire and fire the directors of a new set of 17 larger executive agencies?

Accepted Answer

A) South Dakota 
B) New Jersey 
C) Illinois 
D) New York 
E) South Carolina 
A) South Dakota 
B) New Jersey 
C) Illinois 
D) New York 
E) South Carolina

Question 14

How many states' governors prepare and present a budget to the legislature every year?

Accepted Answer

A) None 
B) 21 
C) 25 
D) 29 
E) 43 
A) None 
B) 21 
C) 25 
D) 29 
E) 43

Question 15

From where does most of the money to operate a state's National Guard come?

Accepted Answer

A) State taxes 
B) State bonds 
C) The U.S.Congress 
D) Half from the state's taxes, half from federal matching funds 
E) The U.S.Army 
A) State taxes 
B) State bonds 
C) The U.S.Congress 
D) Half from the state's taxes, half from federal matching funds 
E) The U.S.Army

Question 16

Most governors are white males, who are about

Accepted Answer

A) 30-35 years old. 
B) 35-40 years old. 
C) 40-55 years old. 
D) 60-69 years old. 
E) 18-21 years old. 
A) 30-35 years old. 
B) 35-40 years old. 
C) 40-55 years old. 
D) 60-69 years old. 
E) 18-21 years old.

Question 17

Highway spending accounted for what percentage of state spending in 2007?

Accepted Answer

A) Less than 2 
B) 7 
C) 18 
D) 21 
E) 25 
A) Less than 2 
B) 7 
C) 18 
D) 21 
E) 25

Question 18

When a document is issued certifying that an expenditure is authorized by law and that the money is available in the treasury, it is called a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) certificate of merit. 
B) treasurer report. 
C) state check. 
D) authorization certificate. 
E) warrant. 
A) certificate of merit. 
B) treasurer report. 
C) state check. 
D) authorization certificate. 
E) warrant.

Question 19

How many executions took place during George W.Bush's tenure as governor of Texas?

Accepted Answer

A) About 50 
B) Less than 25 
C) About 75 
D) Nearly 100 
E) More than 130 
A) About 50 
B) Less than 25 
C) About 75 
D) Nearly 100 
E) More than 130

Question 20

When did the U.S.Supreme Court rule that congress could authorize the president to call National Guard units to active duty and send then outside the U.S., despite objections of state governors?

Accepted Answer

A) 1941 
B) 1962 
C) 1972 
D) 1980 
E) 1990 
A) 1941 
B) 1962 
C) 1972 
D) 1980 
E) 1990

Exam 25: State Governors

Which of the governmental powers in the text is identified as perhaps the most important?

How many states have popularly elected state treasurers?

Which of the following states' governors have moderately strong formal powers?

Nonfinancial incentives generally outweigh financial ones in prompting someone to seek a governorship.

How many states hold gubernatorial elections at the same time as presidential elections?

How many states allow the governor an item veto?

Unlike the President, governors generally

What is the most common minimum age to be governor, as set by the states?

The constitutional powers of governors vary from state to state.

Which of the following is not a normal role for a state's governor?

How many states elect an attorney general?

In 2006 Florida Governor Jeb Bush vetoed $448.7 million from the state's $74 billion budget.This is an example of

What state legislature tackled modernizing by abolishing 75 state boards and giving the governor the authority to hire and fire the directors of a new set of 17 larger executive agencies?

How many states' governors prepare and present a budget to the legislature every year?

From where does most of the money to operate a state's National Guard come?

Most governors are white males, who are about

Highway spending accounted for what percentage of state spending in 2007?

When a document is issued certifying that an expenditure is authorized by law and that the money is available in the treasury, it is called a(n)

How many executions took place during George W.Bush's tenure as governor of Texas?

When did the U.S.Supreme Court rule that congress could authorize the president to call National Guard units to active duty and send then outside the U.S., despite objections of state governors?

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