essay 1 government

• -30 year old
• -live in state for 5 years
• -u.s. citizen
• -qualified voter

• -white
• -male
• -protestant
• -married
• -rich

• -4 year term
• -unlimited terms
• -can be removed by process of impeachment and trial by senate

• 150,000
• governors mansion
• decent retirement

mueller scale: ranks governor by their powers; texas bottom 30%

can set the agenda, state of the state adress which is given before the session opens ; he states what he wants done and what he doesn't want done

lasts a max of 30 days; governor sets agenda

governor persuades/ threatens both senators and house reps

one of the strongest veto powers in the nation

governor veto's the bill and reps have the chance to override the bill with 2/3 vote

can threaten to veto a law

legislature sends bills to governor @ the last minute once they leave the governor has 20 days to act on it and if he veto's it they can't override b/c they are gone

allwos the governor to veto a specific line of an appropriation bill

• -appoint/ removal powers
• -appoints members to over 200 boards/ commissions in texas
• -appoints you for 6 years with approval of senate
• -may not remove appointeees from another governor
• -can remove his own appointees only if the senate approves
• -appoint people to fill vacancy if senate approves

• -creates a budget to give to the lbb
• -line item veto is his primary budgetary power

can declare marshall law and can call the national guard for emergencies

• -can appoint judges when there is a vacancy
• -can unilateraly grant one 30 day reprieve in death penalty cases for each prisoner
• -can comute a sentence only on the recommendation of the board of pardon's and parolls
• -can pardon people with p and p's

• -leader of his party
• -congressional liason
• -promotes economic development
• -international ambassador

200 people a little less or little more depends on time

power of the governor that is in the constitution

not in constitution but governor threatens