1. Anyone elected to the office of governor assumes tremendous responsibility. For example, the governor of ____________, who faced the unsafe tap water because of high levels of lead contamination, had to learn to work well with other lawmakers, bureaucrats, cabinet officials, and with the citizens who elected them to office.
Group of answer choices
a. Oshkosh, Wisconsin
b. Flint, Michigan
c. Framingham, Massachusetts
d. Washington, DC
2. While there are variations in degree across the states, most governors have _____________ relative to their state legislatures than does the U.S. president relative to the U.S. Congress.
Group of answer choices
a. greater responsibilities
b. more power
c. higher approval ratings
d. larger staff
3. Just as the president, a governor’s chief function is to influence the legislative process through executive budget proposals, policy agendas, and vetoes and to ________________________ once a year.
Group of answer choices
a. give a State of the Union address
b. issue an executive order
c. stay an execution
d. pardon a convicted felon