Governor and Public Policy

Paper must be double spaced, with one inch margins, 12 pointfont and include section headers for each of the paper sections noted below(Effective Campaign Issues, Summary of Formal and Informal Powers, FormalPowers Applied to Issues, Informal Powers Applied to Issues) and at least threefull pages long.

The objective for this assignment is for students to understandthe critical linkage between participatory democracy (elections) and publicpolicy in a representative democracy. It is the individual and corporateresponsibility of the voters to make sure that elected officials implementpublic policy beneficial to the public and, if they do not, to remove them fromoffice the next election. Students must explain how elected governors can use theirformal and informal powers to influence public policy.

Congratulations!You have recently been elected the Governor of Texas. You built your successfulcampaign around promises to address four issues that are significant to thevoters of Texas: controlling immigration from Mexico, controlling spending onsocial programs (welfare, food stamps, Medicaid), making sure the death penaltyis applied fairly and improving k-12 education. Please discuss each of theseissues and focus on the following: