. Loyal citizenship. and directionof aU the activities of government, from conducting awar down to cleaning our streets, is the work of theexecutive. The state executive. The principal state execu-tive is the governor. He is elected by the people andhas a great deal of influence and prestige because,in the state goverim:ient, he is the representative of thepeople as a whole. Several important branches ofexecutive power, however, are not under his controlat all but are directed by officers who are also electedby the people, such as the secretary of state, the statetreasurer, the auditor or cont
. Loyal citizenship. and directionof aU the activities of government, from conducting awar down to cleaning our streets, is the work of theexecutive. The state executive. The principal state execu-tive is the governor. He is elected by the people andhas a great deal of influence and prestige because,in the state goverim:ient, he is the representative of thepeople as a whole. Several important branches ofexecutive power, however, are not under his controlat all but are directed by officers who are also electedby the people, such as the secretary of state, the statetreasurer, the auditor or controller, and the attorney-general. Our states maintain a great many public institu-tions such as universities, normal schools, hospitalsfor the insane, prisons, and reformatories. Theyregulate pubHc utilities, banks, insurance companies,and building and loan associations; and in recentyears they have undertaken, among other things, topromote agriculture and forestry, to study the prob- 214 (.urrviiKj (Jul 11 if, Ijur. <IMANY OTHERS UP TO A TOTAL OF ONE HUNDRED OR MORE
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