Control over the state budget enhances the governor's powers because:
A. it enables the governor to eliminate the positions of incompetent or uncooperative legislators.
B. it enables the governor to fire state administrators of the opposition party.
C. it enables the governor to set priorities among state policies and programs.
D. it enables the governor to override constitutional limitations on state government's powers.
C
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