If the governor does not like specific provisions of an appropriations bill passed by the legislature, he or she can

The correct answer is use the line-item veto to remove those portions from the rest of the bill

This means that they can veto only certain parts of bills without vetoing the entire bills. This power also once belonged to the president of the United States however it's not done anymore because of various exploiting behavior patterns that had occurred historically so now only the governors can do it and often do do it in their states.

Explanation:

Rome : was a republic, was led by senate, had a bicameral assembly

Athens: had a council of 500 , was a direct democracy, allowed all citizens to vote