Author Question: Which of these is not a source of power for the governor when dealing with the budget? a. the ... (Read 55 times)

misspop · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

Which of these is not a source of power for the governor when dealing with the budget?

a. the line-item veto
b. the preparation of his or her own budget separate from that of the LBB
c. the election of legislators who share his or her budget philosophy
d. the ability to restore funding that the legislature has cut
e. none of these, since all are sources of budget power for the governor

Question 2

In the authorization and appropriations stage of budgeting, _____.

a. there is input from the governor's staff, agency representatives, interest groups, and private citizens
b. the budget reflects the power of interest groups
c. committee members bargain, compromise, and trade votes
d. past campaign contributions begin to pay off in budgeting decisions
e. all of these