Government of California

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state government

The Government of California is the state’s governing authority, comprising executive, legislative, and judicial branches that administer laws and public policy for the state of California.

Aliases (8)

California state government ×15
California State Government ×2
California executive branch ×1
California politics ×1
Government of the State of California ×1
People of the State of California ×1
State government of California ×1
State of California government ×1

Statements (57)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	state government →
allowsDirectDemocracy	yes →
budgetProcess	annual state budget →
capital	Sacramento, California →
country	United States →
currentConstitutionAdopted	1879 →
currentGovernor	Gavin Newsom →
directDemocracyMechanism	initiative → recall election → referendum →
executiveBody	California State Agencies → California State Departments → Office of the Governor of California →
firstConstitutionAdopted	1849 →
fiscalYearStart	July 1 →
foundationDocument	Constitution of California →
governmentForm	constitutional republic → presidential system →
governorParty	Democratic Party (United States) →
hasCourt	California Courts of Appeal → California Superior Courts →
hasElectedOffice	Attorney General of California → Governor of California → Insurance Commissioner of California → Lieutenant Governor of California → Secretary of State of California → State Controller of California → State Treasurer of California → Superintendent of Public Instruction of California →
hasIndependentElectedOfficers	plural executive →
hasPart	Executive Branch of California → Judicial Branch of California → Legislative Branch of California →
headOfGovernment	Governor of California →
highestCourt	Supreme Court of California →
judicialBody	Judicial Branch of California →
jurisdiction	State of California →
legalSystem	common law →
legislativeBody	California State Legislature →
lowerHouse	California State Assembly →
numberOfAssemblyMembers	80 →
numberOfStateSenators	40 →
operatesUnder	Constitution of California →
responsibleFor	administration of justice in state courts → environmental regulation → public education policy → public health policy → state taxation and revenue collection → statewide law enforcement policy → transportation infrastructure →
subdivisionOf	United States federal system →
termLengthAssemblyMember	2 years →
termLengthGovernor	4 years →
termLengthStateSenator	4 years →
termLimitGovernor	2 terms →
upperHouse	California State Senate →
votingSystemLegislature	single-member districts →

Referenced by (49)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Attorney General of California → California Commission for Economic Development → California Commission on Higher Education → California Department of Finance → California Department of General Services → California Department of General Services → California Department of Water Resources → California Natural Resources Agency → California State Agencies → California State Lands Commission ("Government of the State of California") → California State Transportation Agency → Cruz Bustamante ("California state government") → Culbert Olson ("California state government") → Gerald Jerry Brown ("California state government") → Governor of California → Insurance Commissioner of California ("California state government") → Judicial Branch of California → Leo T. McCarthy ("California state government") → Office of the Governor of California → Secretary of State of California → State Controller of California → State Treasurer of California → Superintendent of Public Instruction of California →	partOf
Cal Parks → California Department of General Services ("California State Government") → California Department of Parks and Recreation → Caltrans →	parentOrganization
California Ocean Protection Council ("California state government") → California State Legislature →	isPartOf
California State Archives → California State Transportation Agency ("California state government") →	jurisdiction
Leland Stanford ("California State Government") → Lieutenant Governor of California ("California executive branch") →	memberOf
California Department of Fair Employment and Housing → District 9 ("California state government") →	operatedBy
Hiram Johnson ("California politics") →	areaOfActivity
California State University Office of the Chancellor ("California state government") →	coordinateWith
District 5 ("California state government") →	employer
California term limits law ("California state government") →	governmentBody
Constitution of California ("California state government") →	governs
Governor of California ("California state government") →	hasAuthorityOver
Minority Leader of the California State Senate ("State government of California") →	higherLevelGovernment
Sacramento ("California state government") →	isSeatOf
California State Assembly →	legislativeBranchOf
First Partner of California ("California state government") →	positionHeldIn
Los Angeles deputy district attorney ("People of the State of California") →	represents
California Environmental Protection Agency →	subdivisionOf
California State Capitol ("State of California government") →	symbolOf
Great Seal of the State of California →	usedBy