In the United States, the government of each of the 50 states is structured in accordance with its individual constitution. In turn, each state constitution must be grounded in republican principles. Article IV, Section 4, Clause 1 of the United States Constitution tasks the federal government with assuring that each state's government is so organized. All state governments are modeled after the federal government and consist of three branches (although the three-branch structure is not Constitutionally required): executive, legislative, and judicial. All state governments are also organized as presidential systems where the governor is both head of government and head of state (even though this too is not required). The government of each of the five permanently inhabited U.S. territories is modeled and organized in a like fashion. Each state is itself a sovereign entity, and as such, reserves the right to organize in any way (within the above stated parameter) deemed appropriate by its people. As a result, while the governments of the various states share many similar features, they often vary greatly with regard to form and substance. No two state governments are identical. The following tables compare and contrast some of the features of U.S. state governments. (en)
다음은 미국 50개 주별 주의회 의원 수 목록이다. 현재 대부분의 주의회는 상원(Senate)와 하원(House of Representatives), 양원제로 채택하고 있으며, 임기도 주마다, 상원이냐 하원이냐에 따라 다르다. (ko)
다음은 미국 50개 주별 주의회 의원 수 목록이다. 현재 대부분의 주의회는 상원(Senate)와 하원(House of Representatives), 양원제로 채택하고 있으며, 임기도 주마다, 상원이냐 하원이냐에 따라 다르다. (ko)
In the United States, the government of each of the 50 states is structured in accordance with its individual constitution. In turn, each state constitution must be grounded in republican principles. Article IV, Section 4, Clause 1 of the United States Constitution tasks the federal government with assuring that each state's government is so organized. (en)