Take Healey's Quiz: How much do you know about the lieutenant governor?

Take Healey's Quiz: How much do you know about the lieutenant governor?

TRUE OR FALSE QUIZ ON THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR’S OFFICE

1. The sole Constitutional responsibility of the Lt. Governor is to wait for the death or incapacity of the Governor. ________

2. The Lieutenant Governor has only advisory roles in government. ________

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3. The Lt. Governor has power to reject Blue Cross rate hikes. ________

4. The Lt. Governor is the Governor when the Governor leaves the state. ________

5. The Lt. Governor has statutory/constitutional authority to submit bills directly to the General Assembly. ________

6. New Hampshire and Maine do not have Lt. Governors. ________

7. The budgeted amount for the salary of the Lt. Governor and the staff of the Office of Lt. Governor in the 2010 budget is $938,004. ________

8. The current Lt. Governor has served four years as Lt. Governor and ten years as a member of the General Assembly. ________

9. The current Lt. Governor has taken a salary as Lt. Governor while reporting other earned income between $100,000 and $200,000 on her 2010 Ethics filing form from work other than the role of Lt. Governor. ________

10. The Lt. Governor has legal power to negotiate economic development deals. ______

11. On September 21, 2010 the AFL-CIO did not endorse any candidate for Lt. Governor, with George Nee saying "the office of lieutenant governor really doesn't have any impact on the labor movement." _________

12. The Lt. Governor has the power to issue executive orders, create regulation or enact law in the State of Rhode Island. ________

13. Lt. Governor Elizabeth Roberts earns over $100,000 as Vice President of Union Land & Management, a Virginia corporation. ________

14. As of July 2010, the Lt. Governor has made statutory appointments to the following Boards and Commissions:
a. Irish American Cultural Commission _________
b. Naval Affairs Commission _________
c. Italian American Cultural Commission _________
d. Pesticide Relief Fund _________
e. Savings Bond Advisory Board _________

15. Former Lt. Governor Charles Fogarty (now a health care lobbyist), supports the current Lt. Governor as the “Health Care Lt. Governor”. ________

16. The current Lt. Governor takes contributions from those involved in long-term care and health care providers. ________

17. Based on Open Meeting minutes for the three advisory committees the Lt. Governor is assigned, she has worked a total of less than 35 hours during 2009. ________

18. Tennessee has a combined office of Lt. Governor/Senate President office. ________

19. A Lt. Governor is not required by law to take compensation or hire a staff in the office. ________

20. Oregon has a Lt. Governor. _________

21. The Rhode Island Fraternal Order of Police has endorsed Robert J. Healey, Jr. for Lt. Governor in 2010. ________

22. The Lt. Governor must submit a jobs plan each year. ________

23. The Lt. Governor casts a tie-breaking vote in the Senate. ________

24. The Lt. Governor has a Chief of Staff who earns over $150,000.00 a year, not counting Health benefits, Retirement, FICA, and Retiree Health. ________

25. Without the Lt. Governor, Rhode Island would cease to be a state. ________

EXTRA CREDIT: NAME THE LAST FIVE LT. GOVERNORS (1 POINT EACH)
Including the present Lt. Governor

A. __________________________
B. __________________________
C. __________________________
D. __________________________
E. __________________________

Answer Key: 1. True; 2 True; 3. False; 4 False; 5. False; 6. True; 7. True; 8. True; 9.True; 10. False; 11. True; 12. False; 13. True; 14. a-f. All False; 15. True; 16. True;
17. True; 18. True; 19. True; 20. False; 21. True; 22. False; 23. False; 24. True; 25. False Extra Credit: Elizabeth Roberts, Charles Fogarty, Bernard Jackvony, Robert Weygand, Roger Begin