What aquariumgirl said; the best way of understanding a Governor is somewhere between 'president of the state' and a provincial governor of ancient Rome, albeit with less overt corruption and dependency on the Emperor.
With an economy about the size of France's, and being the primary engine of economic growth in the US - the output of California is crucial.
Some examples of Governor's responsibilities and powers: - Direct pardoning of death row criminals - 'State of the state' speeches to review the condition of the state. - Can call up federal reserve troops in case of emergency - Can call on State-level police forces (as was used in Texas to seek and return the missing Democratic legislators) - Propose, negotiate, sign, and in some cases veto state laws and proposed laws.
--> Also, depending on the state, local authorities may be very dependent upon state budget apportionment for their operations ... and may be expressly forbidden from doing things like 'council taxes' to independently fund themselves. Ah, federalism. ;-)
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Date: October 8th, 2003 02:43 pm (UTC)From:With an economy about the size of France's, and being the primary engine of economic growth in the US - the output of California is crucial.
Some examples of Governor's responsibilities and powers:
- Direct pardoning of death row criminals
- 'State of the state' speeches to review the condition of the state.
- Can call up federal reserve troops in case of emergency
- Can call on State-level police forces (as was used in Texas to seek and return the missing Democratic legislators)
- Propose, negotiate, sign, and in some cases veto state laws and proposed laws.
--> Also, depending on the state, local authorities may be very dependent upon state budget apportionment for their operations ... and may be expressly forbidden from doing things like 'council taxes' to independently fund themselves. Ah, federalism. ;-)