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Policy Powers of Governors and the U.S. President
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Source: Derived from The Book of the States, 2002 (Lexington, Ky: the Council of State Governments, 2002), pp. 150-1. From a maximum score of 7, chief executives lose points as follows: -1 for sharing budgetary powers with the state legislature; -2 for having no item veto; -1 for an item veto with simple majority override; -1 for lacking authorization for reorganization; and -1 for facing 5-10 other elected agencies or officials or -2 for more than 10.