POLS 207 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Tral, Upper House
10 Nov 2016
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Gubernatorial elections are very competitive, higher contested since its more popular. Recall: initiated by citizen petition, allows a vote on whether to remove an elected official from office before their term ends. Impeachment: power of legislatures to remove executive and judicial officers from office for good cause. Generally lower houses must first vote for impeachment. Veto: power to enact a law over a veto by the governor, usually requiring a 2/3 vote of both houses. Line item veto: power of a governor to reject certain portions of a legislative appropriations bill without killing the entire bill. Formal: from state constitution and statutes: appointment, tenure potential, managerial, fiscal, legislative. Informal: varies with individual and circumstances: describe the five major components of a governor"s formal power. Texas governorship share in each of these? (note: text uses a slightly different organization. ) Appointment power: power to choose other statewide officials: key to strength of office, tx: very weak, most statewide positions are elected.
