Government of Michigan | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Part of | United States |
| Constitution | Constitution of Michigan |
| Legislative branch | |
| Name | Michigan Legislature |
| Type | Bicameral |
| Meeting place | Michigan State Capitol |
| Upper house | |
| Name | Senate |
| Presiding officer | Garlin Gilchrist, President |
| Lower house | |
| Name | House of Representatives |
| Presiding officer | Joe Tate, Speaker |
| Executive branch | |
| Head of state and government | |
| Title | Governor |
| Currently | Gretchen Whitmer |
| Appointer | Election |
| Cabinet | |
| Leader | Governor |
| Deputy leader | Lieutenant Governor |
| Headquarters | Gretchen Whitmer |
| Judicial branch | |
| Name | Judiciary of Michigan |
| Courts | Courts of Michigan |
| Michigan Supreme Court | |
| Chief judge | Elizabeth T. Clement |
| Seat | Lansing |
Michigan has a republican form of government with three branches of government: the executive branch consisting of the governor of Michigan and the other independently elected constitutional officers; the legislative branch consisting of the House of Representatives and Senate; and the judicial branch consisting of the one court of justice. The state also allows direct participation of the electorate by initiative, referendum, recall, and ratification.[1]
- ^ "Chapter 2: About State Government" (PDF). Michigan In Brief: 1998–99. Public Sector Consultants, Inc. 1999. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 25, 2004. Retrieved July 7, 2013.