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The Government of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is the governmental structure of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as established by the Pennsylvania Constitution. It is composed of three branches: executive , legislative and judicial .
Pennsylvania Governor's Advisory Council on Rural Affairs; Pennsylvania Governor's Commission on Training America’s Teachers; Pennsylvania Governor's Council on Physical Fitness & Sports; Pennsylvania Governor's Green Government Council; Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Pennsylvania Independent Regulatory Review Commission
Pennsylvania has a split government as of June 2024, with the governor's office being held by a Democrat Josh Shapiro and the state house being controlled by the Democratic Party and the state senate being controlled by the Republican Party. Republicans control two statewide offices in Pennsylvania: Treasurer and Auditor General.
The governor of Pennsylvania is the head of government of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, as well as commander-in-chief of the state's national guard. [2]The governor has a duty to enforce state laws and the power to approve or veto bills passed by the Pennsylvania General Assembly, [3] as well as to convene the legislature. [4]
The Pennsylvania General Assembly is the legislature of the U.S. commonwealth of Pennsylvania.The legislature convenes in the State Capitol building in Harrisburg.In colonial times (1682–1776), the legislature was known as the Pennsylvania Provincial Assembly and was unicameral.
Local government in Pennsylvania is government below the state level in Pennsylvania. There are six types of local governments listed in the Pennsylvania Constitution: county , township , borough , town , city , and school district .
Optional plan forms of government, which operate similarly to optional charter forms of government, were made available to all municipalities and counties in 1972. They both allow the municipality to adopt a form of government that differs from the general forms that municipalities are typically subject to, but do not change the municipality's ...
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Pennsylvania General Assembly, the legislature of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. There are 203 members, elected for two-year terms from single member districts. [1] [2] It is the largest full-time state legislature in the country.