California State Government


 * For information on government in the State of California, including Federal, State, and local government, see Government in the State of California. For information on the government of the Kingdom of California, see California Commonwealth Government.

The government of California is the governmental structure of the State of California as established by the California Constitution. It is composed of three branches: the executive, consisting of the Governor of California; the legislative, consisting of the California State Legislature, which includes the Senate and the Assembly; and the judicial, consisting of the Supreme Court of California and lower Courts. There is also local government, consisting of counties, cities, special districts, and school districts, as well as government entities and offices that operate independently on a constitutional, statutory, or common law basis. The state also allows direct participation of the electorate by referendum, and recall.

Legislative department
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California State Legislature

 * Portal:California State Legislature

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California State Senate

 * Portal:California State Senate

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California State Assembly

 * Portal:California State Assembly

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California State Library

 * Portal:California State Library

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Executive department

 * Portal:California Executive Department

State government is organized into many departments, of which most are grouped together into several huge Cabinet-level agencies. These agencies are sometimes informally referred to as “superagencies” –especially by government officials– to distinguish them from the general usage of the term “government agency”. The Cabinet-level agencies (superagencies) are the:

Governor

 * Portal:Governor of California

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California State and Foreign Affairs Agency (CSFA)



 * Portal:California State and Foreign Affairs Agency

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California Justice and Home Affairs Agency (CJHA)



 * Portal:California Justice and Home Affairs Agency

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California Public Safety Agency (CPSA)



 * Portal:California Public Safety Agency

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California Military and Emergency Management Agency (CMEM)



 * Portal:California Military and Emergency Management Agency

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California Education Agency (CEDA)



 * Portal:California Education Agency

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California Treasury and Revenue Agency (CTAR)



 * Portal:California Treasury and Revenue Agency

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California Energy and Infrastructure Agency (CEIA)



 * Portal:California Energy and Infrastructure Agency

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California Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency (BCSH)



 * Portal:California Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency

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California Government Operations Agency (CDOA)



 * Portal:California Government Operations Agency

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California Environmental Protection Agency (CEPA)



 * Portal:California Environmental Protection Agency

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California Food and Agriculture Agency (CFAA)



 * Portal:California Food and Agriculture Agency

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California Health and Human Services Agency (CHHS)



 * Portal:California Health and Human Services Agency

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California Labor and Workforce Development Agency (CLWD)



 * Portal:California Labor and Workforce Development Agency

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California Natural Resources Agency (CNRA)



 * Portal:California Natural Resources Agency

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California Transportation Agency (CDOT)



 * Portal:California Transportation Agency

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Judicial department

 * Portal:California Supreme Court

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California Supreme Court

 * Portal:California Supreme Court

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California Court of Appeal

 * Portal:California Court of Appeal

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California Superior Court

 * Portal:California Superior Court

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California Justices of the Peace

 * Portal:California Justices of the Peace

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