Assignment 1: Inaugural Executive, The Governor Of Georgia
1. In spite of the fact that Georgia has a plural executive, the Governor of Georgia is considered one of the more powerful Governors in the united states. Why?
The governor of Georgia is considered one of the more powerful Governor’s because, of the informal power that the Governor has. It also has to do with the prestige of the Governor. The power of Governors comes from all the different roles that the governor’s must play to do their job right ; some roles governors must play are being the head of government and also chief of the dominant political party.the chief executives roles are the chief executive officer,chief financial officer, chief legislator and the commander of our state police and national guard forces. Answer found on pg.79&80
2. In what ways may the Governor of Georgia set the legislative agenda and impact policy?
The Governor of Georgia can set the legislative agenda and impact policy’s by just giving a opening speech. If the governor wants to impact a policy, he has the authority to “convene special sessions”. Giving a opening speech is a way to tell the people what problems need to be addressed and how they should be address it. The book also says that the governor has the power to use his appointment powers and political powers to make members of the general assembly side …show more content…
There has also been a occasion where a superintendent has taken a lot of money from the federal education funds. Another issue is that a superintendent won a multimillion dollars on a game show and stated that she was going to give the money to three schools in Georgia for the handicap; she later declared bankruptcy and resigned from the job. The voters want someone who is going to fulfill their obligations and not take money from the funds or even running to the quickest
The governor of Georgia is considered one of the more powerful Governor’s because, of the informal power that the Governor has. It also has to do with the prestige of the Governor. The power of Governors comes from all the different roles that the governor’s must play to do their job right ; some roles governors must play are being the head of government and also chief of the dominant political party.the chief executives roles are the chief executive officer,chief financial officer, chief legislator and the commander of our state police and national guard forces. Answer found on pg.79&80
2. In what ways may the Governor of Georgia set the legislative agenda and impact policy?
The Governor of Georgia can set the legislative agenda and impact policy’s by just giving a opening speech. If the governor wants to impact a policy, he has the authority to “convene special sessions”. Giving a opening speech is a way to tell the people what problems need to be addressed and how they should be address it. The book also says that the governor has the power to use his appointment powers and political powers to make members of the general assembly side …show more content…
There has also been a occasion where a superintendent has taken a lot of money from the federal education funds. Another issue is that a superintendent won a multimillion dollars on a game show and stated that she was going to give the money to three schools in Georgia for the handicap; she later declared bankruptcy and resigned from the job. The voters want someone who is going to fulfill their obligations and not take money from the funds or even running to the quickest