THE STATE OF GOVERNMENT

California's government operates under a representative/democratic/republican system. The state/governing/central authority is comprised of three distinct branches: the executive, legislative, and judicial. At the helm of the executive branch stands the Governor, elected/appointed/designated to lead the state for a term of four years. The legislatu

Admission to the Union as a state in 1850 was a pivotal time in California's history. The territory, once part under Mexico, experienced rapid growth and transformation fueled with the finding of gold in 1848. This boom attracted huge influx in people from all over the globe, transforming California's demographics and economy. The dispute surroundi