Line-item veto allows the governor to veto individual components or items (lines) of general policy bills and let the remaining portion be passed. Group of answer choicesTrueFalse

Despite the fact that the legislative leaders (usually the Big Three) negotiate a final version of the budget, the governor can make final adjustments to it through the line-item veto.Group of answer choicesTrueFalse

What method/tool can the Texas Governor use to eliminate spending on an Appropriations Bill, without vetoing the whole bill?

The constitutional provision that allows Congress to override the president's veto is an example ofGroup of answer choicesimplied powers.checks and balances.separation of powers.federalism.enumeration.

Explain why the governor might have chosen to veto the bill, and what the implications of this veto might be. Discuss the various formal and informal powers of the governor. Under what conditions do they increase or decrease in scope and influence?

Which is a reason that a bill can become a law even if the governor has already vetoed it?A If two-thirds of the members of each house of the General Assembly vote to override a governor's veto, then it can become a law.B If the governor's term is almost up, then a new governor can reconsider the bill when his or her term begins.C If both houses of the General Assembly have a unanimous vote before it goes the governor, then the people can vote on the bill to make it a law.D If enough people protest the governor's decision, then the house and senate must send it back to a committee to be researched and reconsidered.