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  • Essay / The State Governor - 1210

    The governor is like a mini-president in each state. In other words, they are state managers. The governor receives the lion's share of a state's political attention. It is generally considered to set the legislative branch's agenda and is essentially the main political actor; the figure most likely to appear regularly on television. A governor's term is four years, with the exception of New Hampshire and Vermont. The governor can serve an unlimited number of terms, but he cannot serve more than two consecutive terms. As president, the governor tends to be blamed or given credit for the performance of the economy. One of the major issues facing the governor is the development of growing public expectations. To become governor, the best position to run for governor is that of attorney general. Attorney General is the best position to run for because he knows all the laws of the state. It's also because they "fight crime" and having the title "crime fighter" is always important to voters. Voters still want someone who takes on crime. Other interesting positions to run for governor include state legislator, mayor of a major city, and extremely successful businessman. As governor, you have the power and responsibility to implement state laws. In addition to supervising the functioning of the executive branch of the state. “The governor shares the responsibility for enforcing the implementing laws of government, issuing regulations and carrying out the work of constructing roads, maintaining parks and performing other public functions with the help from a firm” (Greenblatt and Smith 2013: 238). Most governors also have the power to appoint state court judges, in most cases from a list of names submitted... middle of paper ...... they pass laws “ sunny”. Improve legislative budgetary procedures to ensure better control of executive power and finally, adopt new ethics. Pennsylvania adopted the seventh recommendations. This happened during the last generation of the general assembly. The purpose of the two branches is to divide power and not let one branch fully exercise power and control; the governor and legislature work together to create laws and supervise each other. However, it is not perfect and it is not always followed. Conflict between the two branches is an inherent feature of the American government. Our nation's founders created a system that divides authority between the legislature, the governor, and the courts in order to eliminate the concentration of power in one place. But the separation of powers is not absolute and conflicts that arise are usually resolved through the political process..