POS 160 Chapter 7: POS 160 Chapter Seven Key Terms
16 May 2019
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Pork barrel: favoritism by a governor or other elected official in distributing government monies or other resources to a particular program, jurisdiction, or individual. Formal powers: powers of the governor derived from the state constitution/statute. Informal powers: powers of the governor not derived from constitution of statutory law. Plural executive: system in which more than one member of the executive branch is popularly elected on a statewide ballot. Patronage: informal power of a governor or other officeholder to make appointments on the basis of party membership and to dispense contracts to political supporters. Package veto: governor"s formal power to veto a bill in its entirety. Line item veto: governor"s formal power to veto separate items in a bill instead of the entire piece of proposed legislation. Pocket veto: governor"s power to withhold approval/disapproval of a bill after the legislature has adjourned for the session, in effect vetoing the measure.
