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Ch 8
Cal Gov
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Political Studies
Undergraduate 4
02/19/2014

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Term
Elements of a governor
Definition
Personality
political skill
political resources
political context
strategic considerations
Term
political context
Definition
factors in the external enviroment that effect the governors performance
Term
Executive powers of the governor
Definition
organizing a personal staff (inner circle)
making appointments
managing the executive branch
issuing orders
Term
Budget leadership of the governor
Definition
Internal- estimating and planning budget
external- convincing the legislature to approve budget
Term
item veto
Definition
governors ability to reduce or reject any item in a appropriations bill
Term
executive order
Definition
allows governor to take action independent of the legislature
Term
superagencies
Definition
reorganized multitude of agencies into larger ones
Term
special sessions
Definition
calling together the legislature to deal with urgent matter when the assembly is not in session
Term
clemency
Definition
acts of mercy
governor orders that influence criminal law
Term
pardon
Definition
release from conviction
Term
commute
Definition
lessening of a sentence
Term
reprive
Definition
postponement of a sentence
Term
extradtion
Definition
sending a fugitive back to the state that he had fled from
Term
plural executive
Definition
an array of executive officials with cabinet sounding titles who are separately elected and independent from the governor
Term
powers of the governor
Definition
executive
budgetary
legislative
judicial
Term
lieutenant governor
Definition
vice governor
very little real power
Term
civil service
Definition
the idea that permanent employees should be hired and evaluated on the basis or merit not politics
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