United States Governor Case Study

In comparison to the President of the United States and governors of other states the governor of Texas occupies a very “weak” office. The reason can be traced back to conditions surrounding the New Texas Constitution of 1876. The writers of the New Texas Constitution were cognizant of their experiences during Reconstruction after the Civil War. It was during the Reconstruction period that the Union Army helped enforce the Reconstruction Constitution of 1869. The governor of Texas was granted wide-ranging executive powers in fear that a possible rebellion would occur by former confederate soldiers and their supporters. At that time Edmund J. Davis, the new Texas governor, used his executive powers to demoralize his

Edward Pierrepoint rejected Governor Ames’ request since he didn’t understand why Governor Ames didn’t follow what the president has suggested. Also, that he didn’t take the correct protocols as a governor to fix the situation. Governor Ames’ actions and request didn’t comply with the Constitution. In the constitution, it states that the Executive of the State by only call on the president to deal with “domestic violence” when the legislative couldn’t be called together to help. Governor Ames didn’t request for help from the Legislative and directly requested assistance from the President.

The Lieutenant Governor has significant influence in the development of state policy and laws that are ultimately passed by the Senate since the individual is empowered to determine all parliamentary

Texas and Virginia’s Executive branch are similar and differ in several ways. To start off, their qualifications to be a governor are very comparable. The current governor of Texas is Greg Abbott (“Governor of Texas” 1). The current governor of Virginia is Ralph Northam (“Governor of Virginia” 1). In Texas, the textbook says the governor must be 30 years of age, a United States citizen, and live in Texas for five years immediately before the election (Champange 252).

The governor’s role has evolved through different phases, beginning in the 1830’s. An “Executive Representation” was a demand presented on a belief that the executive branch should symbolize citizens similar to that of legislature. Meaning, the concept of

Just like the Federal system, the citizens vote for their representatives in Florida. Also, the Florida state government also has three branches; the executive, the legislature, and the judiciary. The governor is the “president” of the state and also the head of government. The term limit for a governor in Florida is two consecutive four-year terms. The governor is deputized by a lieutenant governor who in a way is the “vice president.” According to the Florida constitution, the lieutenant governor is the first in line to succeed the governor. Florida is among the 49 states in America that have a bicameral legislature comprised of an upper house and a lower house. According to the

There exist a few noticeable differences between the office of the president and that of the California governor. The president is the head of state while it is not the case with California governor. The California governor is only a chief of state but not a head of state. As the head of state, the president acts as the symbolic leader of the United States of America, leads the government and attends heads of state meetings. The California governor is limited only to his state .He represents and governs his state only. (Ferguson

The governor has no cabinet. He or she can delegate the general population who populate the different sheets and commissions, yet just 33% of them come up for arrangement at regular intervals, and the senator doesn't have coordinate control over them once they've been posted. They can't be terminated — they can be made quite awkward, however that takes a great deal of work — and they frequently carry on as though they have their own brains and their own particular objectives and methods for getting things done.

The North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory signs the House Bill 2, the Public Facilities Privacy & Security Act, which undo all previous non-discrimination legislation, to ban transgendered individuals from using restrooms which matches their sexual identification. The law asserts that they should instead use the restrooms which matches the gender listed on their birth certificates. Enraged civil liberties groups around the country has decry the move as backwards and one which may put the well-being of transgenders at risk. Transgendered individuals have historically been a small vulnerable subset of the population, they have often been meted with violence and hostility. They are seen as a perversion and a dearth of moral values and evidence of societal degradation. But like any other vulnerable groups in society, they should be protected, not vilified as perverts and deviants.

The State of Texas should continue electing state-level judges in partisan elections instead of being appointed by the governor with approval of the Texas Senate. The most popular method of selecting state-level judges is the assisted appointment, where a nominating committee of both lawyers and non-lawyers review the applications of individuals wanting the position. This committee then gives their list of the top candidates to the governor, and the governor then chooses from that list. In my opinion, this would be the best method of selecting state-level judges as each candidate is reviewed in a committee chosen by the state bar/executive branch. This helps promote the best candidates being chosen. However, given the two choices, elections

In Illinois the governor seems to have 6 major powers. The first three powers are, Section 8: The governor is responsible for the faithful execution of laws, section 9: appointing power with the consent of the senate (a majority of the members) and section 10: The governor can remove for incompetence, neglect of job, or wrong doing in office. The last three powers are, section 11: The governor may reassign duties among or reorganize executive agencies which are responsible to him, section 12: The Governor may grant reprieves, commutations and pardons, after conviction, for all offenses on such terms as he thinks is right, and finally section 13, The Governor shall report to the general assembly on the condition of the state and recommended such measures as he deems desirable. Now looking at the state of Kentucky I found that the governor has seven powers, which is only one more than in the state Illinois. The states of Illinois and Kentucky have 3 sections that are very similar or the same, sections 12 and 77 are what I think are the same on most areas, section 13 and 79 are very similar in power, and finally sections 8 and 81 are the exact same, But one power that is different for Kentucky is, He may require information in writing from the officers of the executive department if pertaining to the duties of their

The Governor has a tough job because he is tasked with managing a budget that he is given each year, to save money and to also help the citizens of Indiana. It doesn’t matter which option that he makes someone will be mad that either he didn’t care about the citizens who are taxpayers and who elected him as governor or that as an elected official he didn’t choose an easy way to save money by allowing a company outside of the USA to process the unemployment claims for a lesser amount. The Governor is familiar that many of the products sold in the USA were made in other countries but yet consumers continue to support this behavior. However, when the citizens became angry with the government that their tax dollars are being used to support him

Governors are the main political actors virtually in all states. The governor sets the agenda, determining which policy issues will be pursued and how the state budged will look. Like the president, the governor commands the lion’s share of political attention in a state, is generally seen as setting the agenda for the legislative branch. The governor is also the figure to most likely appear on television on a regular basis. The primary roles of the governor are those of chief legislator and chief executive. The governor must also serve the largely symbolic role of chief of state on an ongoing basis. Other roles include crisis manager, chief judge, chief of party, inter governmental liaison, and military chief. They can also veto state bills,

The United States was once a country that enslaved African American people because of their skin color. America has progressed significantly since slavery was abolished over 150 years ago; however, there are still significant differences the land of the free continues to make between races in. As Martin Luther King, Jr. once said, “injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” Across the country, minorities, specifically African Americans, are being unfairly targeted and arrested for marijuana related crimes compared to Caucasians. The state must stand up against this and propose a change in the strict laws surrounding marijuana, or also known as cannabis.

In the article Marijuana devastated Colorado, Jeff Hunt shares his reasons for not allowing Marijuana to be legalized nationally. He uses Colorado as a reference because Marijuana has been legalized in that state. The Marijuana Justice Act is the first action, taken by Senator Cory Booker, to legalize marijuana across the nation and Jeff provided extensive facts that negates the expectations Senator Booker had planned. He states that in Colorado the number of “traffic deaths, poison control calls, and emergency room visits” have increased since marijuana was legalized. The fact that marijuana has only contributed “1.18%” of the state's total tax revenue is another factor that supports Jeff’s claim to not nationally legalize marijuana. Senator Booker also stated that his goal for legalizing marijuana is to decrease the incarceration rates of individuals in low-income communities, and for minorities in those communities. Jeff combats this clam with a statement from the Colorado Department of Public Safety that claims the percentage of black and Latino youth who have been arrested for marijuana possession has “increased 58% and 29% respectively after legalization”. The performance of college students who have access to cannabis showed to have a negative impact on their grades and fail classes at a higher rate. Jeff concludes his article with a request for Senator Booker to not legalize marijuana nationally and for him to reflect on his reasons before making a