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Colonial legislatures were often able to bend the power of the governors to their will because?
colonial legislatures controlled taxes and expenditures that paid the governors' salaries
From 1710 to 1750 English colonies in America?
increased the power of their legislatures and decreased the power of their royal governors.
How do state legislatures abuse their redistricting power?
how do state legislatures abuse their redistricting power
What was the primary weapon used by colonial legislatures in their conflicts with royal governors?
using their power of the purse to withhold the governors salary
Which of these is an example of a check held by colonial legislatures over the royal governors?
Colonial legislatures controlled the income given to royal governors.
What is an example of a check held by colonial legislatures over the royal governors?
Colonial legislatures exercised control over royal governors primarily through the power of the purse. They had the authority to approve or deny budgets and funding for the governor's initiatives, which allowed them to limit the governor's power by withholding financial support for his policies or actions. This financial dependency often forced governors to negotiate with the legislatures, ensuring that colonial interests were represented in governance.
Can governors pardon criminals?
Yes, governors have the power to pardon criminals in their state.
What issue divided governors appointed by the king and legislatures elected by colonists?
To deal with a scarcity of gold and silver coins, legislatures supported printing paper money despite opposition from the governors.
How much power did the state's governors have?
A little bit
What issue divided colonial governors appointed by the king and legislatures elected by colonists?
To deal with a scarcity of gold and silver coins, legislatures supported printing paper money despite opposition from the governors.
Why did nullification worry some state legislatures?
because then the state legislatures have less power. this is because the people now had a voice to say what laws they wanted in or out
What is a power that state governors have that the president does not?
a line item veto
