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Why is governor the most powerful position in the state?
The governor-general's role is mostly ceremonial with little real power.
These courts derive their power from the state constitutions and laws?
federal courts
Why did the state constitutions minimize the powers of state governors?
State constitutions follow the federal constitutional government by dividing into three branches for checks and balances to make sure that power is divided.
Why do you think that the framers gave the governor power to appoint the members of the state Board of Education but wanted the Superintendent of Public Instruction to be elected by the people?
you're talking about your state's constitution, not the US constitution, and different states have different constitutions and different histories that led up to the way their constitutions were drafted, so that can't be answered without knowing what state you're talking about.
Why did the state constitutions limit the power of the early state governors?
In writing state constitutions, Americans were well aware of the problems that had led to the Revolution. Colonists had been unhappy with governors appointed by the British Crown. Thus, the new constitutions minimized the powers of state governors.
Where local power get their power from?
Local governments get their power from State constitutions as well as state laws. The idea of having a local government derived from England.
Which branch of government held the most power under the state constitutions?
executive
What were state constitutions intended to do?
The state constitutions were intended to do what
Which states adopted constitutions that limited the power of the?
State constitutions constrain the states themselves.The states adopted the U.S. Constitution to form the federal government.
What do state constitutions show about how power is distributed in your federal system?
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Where did nearly all the state constitutions written in the late 1770 place most of the power?
Nearly all of the state constitutions written in the late 1770s placed most of the power in the legislatures. Legislatures were extensions of the English government in the US colonies.
What was the last state to give governor the veto power?
North Carolina was the last state, the governor did not obtain veto power until 1996
