GED Social Studies Pre Test

Questions are based on the following passage. The governor is empowered to veto single items of the budget bill, appending to each a message, and to return the same to the legislature if it is still in session. Such items can be enacted over his veto. This authority, not possessed by the president of the United States, lays a heavy responsibility on the governor for the integrity of the budget in all its parts. All bills passed within the last ten days of a legislative session fall under what is called the “30-day” rule. None can become a law unless within 30 days (Sundays included) it has been signed by the governor. The veto power is not used sparingly. More than one out of four bills falls to the deadly stroke of the executive pen. The passage indicates that the governor