'governing prerogatives' is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to refer to the powers and rights that a person or group is entitled to when they are in a position to govern. For example: "The candidates discussed their governing prerogatives during the debate."
While the official line is that no pupil should be denied an education, regardless of the circumstances, provincial governments and school governing bodies have the prerogative to decide what to do with pregnant teenagers.
It is the prerogative of the Regents, the governing body for state schools, to set standards, he said.
In his recent year-end report on the handling of ethical issues, the chief justice noted that it is the prerogative of the court to make the rules governing its operations, not Congress, and we agree.
Select governing board members.
Individual neighborhoods would be empowered to govern according to their own prerogatives, which could range from compulsory free love to mandatory church attendance.
Leyland notes that: In simple terms, the prerogative is used to govern the realm in the name of the Crown; although the monarch has the "right to be consulted, the right to encourage, and the right to warn", her role involves no exercise of discretion.
One day, the state-rightists (who are mostly, but not all Republicans) are outraged when the Federal government tries to interfere with what they see as the prerogatives of the states to govern themselves – like on same-sex marriage for instance.
In opposition, Labour stated that it would ensure "all actions of government are subject to political and parliamentary control, including those actions now governed by the arbitrary use of the royal prerogative", and emphasised in particular going to war and the ratification of treaties as central areas of concern.
