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Day 4: The Executive Branch
Daniel J. Mallinson, Ph.D.
School of Public AffairsPenn State [email protected]
PADM 556
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Road map
Governors in Comparison
Institutionalization and Administrative Challenges
Challenges in Controlling the Bureaucracy
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Why Study Governors?
Single most powerful and visible person in state gov’t
Major role in formulating, enacting, and implementingpolicy
Govern bureaucracies that rival many other countries
Budgets size of major corporations
Prestige and stepping stone
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Why Study Governors?
Single most powerful and visible person in state gov’t
Major role in formulating, enacting, and implementingpolicy
Govern bureaucracies that rival many other countries
Budgets size of major corporations
Prestige and stepping stone
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Election
High profile
34 mid-term, 9 POTUS year,5 odd year
37 states with term limits
More informed voters
Relatively high cross-overvoting
Independents have a shot
Self-financing possible2014 PA Governor’s Race Results
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Four Jobs of the Governor
1. Chief Executive
Manages the bureaucracy; a growing role as citizens demand more
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Four Jobs of the Governor
2. Policymaker
Takes broader and longer view; agenda setting power
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Four Jobs of the Governor
3. Intergovernmental Liaison
Natural connection point for local gov’ts, federal gov’t, otherstates, other countries, Native American tribes
Disperse federal funds
Deal with cross-state problems (Video)
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Four Jobs of the Governor
4. Crisis Manager
Public point person
Mobilizes National Guard
Declares state of emergency
FEMA must be requested bygovernor
Gov. Thornburg, 1979
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And then there is this...
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Governor’s Formal Powers
Veto
Appointments
Term lengths and limits
Setting legislative agenda
Budget
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Governor’s Informal Powers
Skills vary
Head of state
Public opinion
Mass media attention
Staff
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Rivals for Power
Legislature (Video)
Independently elected executives
Mayors of large cities
CEOs
Federal government
Principal-agent problems
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Institutionalization
Bowman et al. (2010)
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Managing the Bureaucracy
Working, Shirking, and Sabotage (Brehm and Gates1999)
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