Government of Michigan

Government of Michigan
Part ofUnited States
ConstitutionConstitution of Michigan
Legislative branch
NameMichigan Legislature
TypeBicameral
Meeting placeMichigan State Capitol
Upper house
NameSenate
Presiding officerGarlin Gilchrist, President
Lower house
NameHouse of Representatives
Presiding officerJoe Tate, Speaker
Executive branch
Head of state and government
TitleGovernor
CurrentlyGretchen Whitmer
AppointerElection
Cabinet
LeaderGovernor
Deputy leaderLieutenant Governor
HeadquartersGretchen Whitmer
Judicial branch
NameJudiciary of Michigan
CourtsCourts of Michigan
Michigan Supreme Court
Chief judgeElizabeth T. Clement
SeatLansing

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]

  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.