Failure of the Senate to Confirm a Gubernatorial Recess Appointment

question 56

Multiple Choice

Failure of the Senate to confirm a gubernatorial recess appointment prevents the governor from

• A) reappointing that person to the same position.
• B) appointing anyone to that position in the future.
• C) reappointing that person to another position.
• D) calling a special session to appoint that person.

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Definitions:

Cleavage

A property of minerals that describes their tendency to break along flat surfaces based on their crystalline structure.

Strike-Slip Fault

A type of fault where rocks on either side move horizontally past one another, typically a result of shear stress.

Oblique-Slip Faults

Faults that exhibit both vertical and horizontal movement, combining characteristics of strike-slip and dip-slip (normal or reverse) faults.

Ductile Behavior

The ability of a material to undergo significant deformation under stress before breaking, often applied to metals and geological formations.