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.
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Formation | 9 September 1550 |
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Jurisdiction |
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Capital | Sacramento, California |
Website | link://california.gov |
Legislative department | |
Legislature | California State Legislature |
Seat |
CALIFORNIA STATE CAPITOL 1315 10TH STREET SACRAMENTO, CA · 95814 |
Executive department | |
Chief Executive |
Governor of California (currently Jed Bartlet) |
Seat |
CALIFORNIA STATE CAPITOL 1315 10TH STREET SACRAMENTO, CA · 95814 |
Main organ | Executive Council |
Departments | 32 |
Judicial department | |
High Court | Supreme Court of California |
Seat |
CALIFORNIA STATE COURTHOUSE 914 CAPITOL MALL SACRAMENTO, CA · 95814 |
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This article is part of the series: Politics and government of California Territory |
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[edit | edit source]
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California State Legislature[edit | edit source]
Main article: California State Legislature
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California State Senate[edit | edit source]
Main article: California State Senate
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California State Assembly[edit | edit source]
Main article: California State Assembly
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California State Library[edit | edit source]
Main article: California State Library
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Executive department[edit | edit source]
Main article: 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: Template:California State Agencies
Governor[edit | edit source]
Main article: Governor of California
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California State and Foreign Affairs Agency (Cal/SFA)[edit | edit source]
Main article: California State and Foreign Affairs Agency
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California Justice and Home Affairs Agency (Cal/JHA)[edit | edit source]
Main article: California Justice and Home Affairs Agency
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California Public Safety Agency (Cal/PSA)[edit | edit source]
Main article: California Public Safety Agency
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Main article: California Military and Naval Affairs Agency
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California Education Agency (Cal/EDA)[edit | edit source]
Main article: California Education Agency
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California Treasury and Revenue Agency (Cal/TAR)[edit | edit source]
Main article: California Treasury and Revenue Agency
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California Energy and Infrastructure Agency (Cal/EIA)[edit | edit source]
Main article: California Energy and Infrastructure Agency
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California Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency (Cal/BCSH)[edit | edit source]
Main article: California Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency
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California Government Operations Agency (Cal/GOA)[edit | edit source]
Main article: California Government Operations Agency
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California Environmental Protection Agency (Cal/EPA)[edit | edit source]
Main article: California Environmental Protection Agency
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California Food and Agriculture Agency (Cal/FAA)[edit | edit source]
Main article: California Food and Agriculture Agency
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California Health and Human Services Agency (Cal/HHS)[edit | edit source]
Main article: California Health and Human Services Agency
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California Labor and Workforce Development Agency (Cal/LWD)[edit | edit source]
Main article: California Labor and Workforce Development Agency
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California Natural Resources Agency (Cal/NRA)[edit | edit source]
Main article: California Natural Resources Agency
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California Transportation Agency (Cal/DOT)[edit | edit source]
Main article: California Transportation Agency
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Judicial department[edit | edit source]
Main article: Judiciary of California
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California Supreme Court[edit | edit source]
Main article: California Supreme Court
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California Court of Appeal[edit | edit source]
Main article: California Court of Appeal
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California Superior Court[edit | edit source]
Main article: California Superior Court
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California Justices of the Peace[edit | edit source]
Main article: California Justices of the Peace
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