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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. ==Executive branch== Michigan's elected executive officers are:〔 For elected single person executives, term limits of 2 terms were put into place in 1993.〔 Since 1966, the Lieutenant Governor is elected with the Governor on the same ticket. The Lieutenant Governor is the President of the Michigan Senate〔 and acts as the governor when the Governor is unable to execute the office, including whenever the Governor leaves the state. The Governor has the powers and responsibilities to: *sign or veto laws passed by the Legislature,〔 including a line item veto *reorganize state executive government agencies and departments〔 *appoints, with advice and consent of the Senate, and oversees most department heads〔 *appoints judges, subject to ratification by the electorate *appoints members of boards and commissions〔 *propose a state budget〔 *give the annual ''State of the State address''〔 *sue other executives to comply with the law *command the state militia *and grant pardons for any crime, except cases involving impeachment by the Legislature. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Government of Michigan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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