Government of Michigan

Government of Michigan
Great Seal of the State 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]