Question

The governor receives a bill that has passed the General Assembly. After reviewing it, he
determines that he wants to sign part of the bill, but not all of it. The governor will most likely
use which of the following powers?
A. report on the state of the state and ask the General Assembly to reconsider the bill
B. the line-item veto
C. veto the whole bill
D. appoint more state officials that will make laws the governor favors

Answer 1

B. the line-item veto

The line-item veto lets a governor reject specific provisions (commonly individual spending items) in a bill while signing the remainder into law.