The governor of Oklahoma is the head of government of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Under the Oklahoma Constitution, the governor serves as the head of the Oklahoma executive branch, of the government of Oklahoma. The governor is the ex officio commander-in-chief of the Oklahoma National Guard when not called into federal use. Despite being an executive branch official, the governor also holds legislative and judicial powers. The governor's responsibilities include making yearly "State of the State" addresses to the Oklahoma Legislature, submitting the annual state budget, ensuring that state laws are enforced, and that the peace is preserved. The governor's term is four years in length.
YMCA Youth and Government (YAG), also known as Youth In Government, or Model Legislature and Court, is a program of the YMCA of the USA that allows middle and high school students to serve in model governments at the local, state, national, and international levels.
The Massachusetts General Court, formally the General Court of Massachusetts, is the state legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts located in the state capital of Boston. The name "General Court" is a holdover from the earliest days of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, when the colonial assembly, in addition to making laws, sat as a judicial court of appeals. Before the adoption of the state constitution in 1780, it was called the Great and General Court, but the official title was shortened by John Adams, author of the state constitution. It is a bicameral body. The upper house is the Massachusetts Senate which is composed of 40 members. The lower body, the Massachusetts House of Representatives, has 160 members; until 1978, the state house had 240 members. It meets in the Massachusetts State House on Beacon Hill in Boston.
The Connecticut General Assembly (CGA) is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Connecticut. It is a bicameral body composed of the 151-member House of Representatives and the 36-member Senate. It meets in the state capital, Hartford. There are no term limits for members of either chamber.
The Georgia General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is bicameral, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives.
The North Carolina General Assembly is the bicameral legislature of the state government of North Carolina. The legislature consists of two chambers: the Senate and the House of Representatives. The General Assembly meets in the North Carolina State Legislative Building in Raleigh.
The Tennessee House of Representatives is the lower house of the Tennessee General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Tennessee.
The Tennessee General Assembly (TNGA) is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is a part-time bicameral legislature consisting of a Senate and a House of Representatives. The Speaker of the Senate carries the additional title and office of Lieutenant Governor of Tennessee. In addition to passing a budget for state government plus other legislation, the General Assembly appoints three state officers specified by the state constitution. It is also the initiating body in any process to amend the state's constitution.
The following is the order of precedence for Australia:
- The King of Australia: His Majesty King Charles III
- The Governor-General of Australia: Her Excellency the Hon Sam Mostyn AC
- The Governor of the State when within their own State.
- The Governors of the other States in order of appointment:
- Governor of New South Wales: Margaret Beazley
- Governor of Tasmania: Barbara Baker
- Governor of South Australia: Frances Adamson
- Governor of Queensland: Jeannette Young
- Governor of Western Australia: Chris Dawson
- Governor of Victoria: Margaret Gardner
- When within the Northern Territory, the Administrator of the Northern Territory: Hugh Heggie
- The Prime Minister: Anthony Albanese
- When within their own State or Territory, the Premier of the State or the Chief Minister of the Territory
- The President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives in order of election :
- President of the Senate Senator: Sue Lines
- Speaker of the House of Representatives: Milton Dick
- The Chief Justice of Australia: Stephen Gageler
- Senior diplomatic posts:
- Ambassadors and High Commissioners in order of date of presentation of the Letters of Credence or Commission
- Chargés d'affaires en pied or en titre in order of date of presentation of the Letters of Credence or Commission
- Chargés d'affaires ad interim and Acting High Commissioners in order of date of assumption of duties
- Members of the Federal Executive Council under summons :
- Ministry List
- The Administrator of the Northern Territory: Hugh Heggie
- The Leader of the Opposition: Peter Dutton
- Former holders of high offices:
- Former Governors-General in order of leaving office:
- William Deane (1996–2001)
- Peter Hollingworth (2001–2003)
- Quentin Bryce (2008–2014)
- Peter Cosgrove (2014–2019)
- David Hurley (2019-2024)
- Former Prime Ministers in order of leaving office:
- Paul Keating (1991–1996)
- John Howard (1996–2007)
- Kevin Rudd
- Julia Gillard (2010–2013)
- Tony Abbott (2013–2015)
- Malcolm Turnbull (2015–2018)
- Scott Morrison (2018–2022)
- Former Chief Justices in order of leaving office:
- Anthony Mason (1987–1995)
- Murray Gleeson (1998–2008)
- Robert French (2008–2017)
- Susan Kiefel (2017–2023)
- Premiers of states in order of state populations, then Chief Ministers of the territories in order of territory populations:
- Premier of New South Wales: Chris Minns
- Premier of Victoria: Jacinta Allan
- Premier of Queensland: David Crisafulli
- Premier of Western Australia: Roger Cook
- Premier of South Australia: Peter Malinauskas
- Premier of Tasmania: Jeremy Rockliff
- Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory: Andrew Barr
- Chief Minister of the Northern Territory: Natasha Fyles
- The Lord Mayor when within their jurisdiction
- Justices of the High Court in order of appointment:
- Michelle Gordon AC
- James Edelman
- Simon Steward
- Jacqueline Sarah Gleeson
- Jayne Jagot
- Robert Beech-Jones
- Senior judges:
- Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Australia: Debra Mortimer
- Chief Justice of the Federal Circuit Court of Australia : Will Alstergren
- Chief Judge of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia : Jointly held with the above by Will Alstergren
- The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the (Australian) jurisdiction
- The other Chief Justices of the Supreme Courts of the States and Territories in order of appointment :
- Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of South Australia: The Hon Chris Kourakis SC
- Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Tasmania: The Hon Alan Blow AO
- Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Northern Territory: Michael Grant
- Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria: Anne Ferguson
- Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Western Australia: Peter Quinlan SC
- Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New South Wales: The Hon Andrew Bell SC
- Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory: Lucy McCallum
- Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Queensland: The Hon Helen Bowskill KC
- Australian members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom in order of appointment:
- The Rt Hon Ian Sinclair AC
- The Rt Hon Sir William Heseltine
- The Chief of the Defence Force
- Chief Judges of State and Territory Courts in order of their appointment to any of their respective jurisdictions' courts
- Members of Parliament
- Presidents of Federal Tribunals:
- The President of the Fair Work Commission: The Hon Justice Adam Hatcher SC
- The President of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal: The Hon Justice Emilios Kyrou AO
- Other Judges of Federal, State and Territory Courts in order of their appointment to any of their respective jurisdictions' courts
- Lord Mayors of capital cities in order of city populations:
- Lord Mayor of Sydney: The Rt Hon the Lord Mayor of Sydney, Councillor Clover Moore AO
- Lord Mayor of Melbourne: The Rt Hon the Lord Mayor of Melbourne, Councillor Sally Capp AO
- Lord Mayor of Brisbane: The Rt Hon the Lord Mayor of Brisbane, Councillor Adrian Schrinner
- Lord Mayor of Perth: The Rt Hon the Lord Mayor of Perth, Mr Basil Zempilas
- Lord Mayor of Adelaide: The Rt Hon the Lord Mayor of Adelaide, Dr Jane Lomax-Smith AM
- Lord Mayor of Hobart: The Rt Hon the Lord Mayor of Hobart, Councillor Anna Reynolds
- Lord Mayor of Darwin: The Rt Worshipful the Lord Mayor of Darwin, the Hon Kon Vatskalis
- Heads of religious communities according to the date of assuming office in Australia
- The Presiding Officer(s) of the State Legislature when in their own jurisdiction.
- Presiding officers of the other State Legislatures in order of appointment, then Presiding Officer of Territory Legislatures in order of appointment:
- Speaker of the Victorian Legislative Assembly: Colin Brooks
- Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland: Curtis Pitt
- President of the Victorian Legislative Council: Nazih Elasmar
- Speaker of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly: Jonathan O'Dea
- President of the Tasmanian Legislative Council: Craig Farrell
- President of the South Australian Legislative Council: John Dawkins)
- Speaker of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly: Michelle Roberts)
- President of the New South Wales Legislative Council: Matthew Mason-Cox
- President of the Western Australian Legislative Council: Alanna Clohesy
- Speaker of the Tasmanian House of Assembly: Mark Shelton
- Speaker of the South Australian House of Assembly: Dan Cregan
- Speaker of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly: Joy Burch
- Speaker of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly: Ngaree Ah Kit
- The members of the particular State Executive Council under summons, then the Members of the other State Executive Councils in order of state populations, and then the Ministers of the Australian Capital Territory and then Members of the Northern Territory Executive Council:
- Executive Council of New South Wales
- Executive Council of Victoria
- Executive Council of Queensland
- Executive Council of Western Australia
- Executive Council of South Australia
- Executive Council of Tasmania
- Ministers of the Australian Capital Territory
- Executive Council of the Northern Territory
- The Leader of the Opposition of the particular State, and then Leaders of the Opposition of State Legislatures in order of state populations, then Leaders of the Opposition in Territory Legislatures in order of territory populations:
- Leader of the Opposition of New South Wales: Mark Speakman
- Leader of the Opposition of Victoria: John Pesutto
- Leader of the Opposition of Queensland: Steven Miles
- Leader of the Opposition of Western Australia: Shane Love
- Leader of the Opposition of South Australia: Peter Malinauskas
- Leader of the Opposition of Tasmania: Rebecca White
- Leader of the Opposition of the Australian Capital Territory: Elizabeth Lee
- Leader of the Opposition of the Northern Territory: Lia Finocchiaro
- Members of the Federal Executive Council not under summons
- Members of the particular State or Territory legislature, and then Members of State and Territory Legislatures in order of population:
- New South Wales Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council
- Victorian Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council
- Queensland Legislative Assembly
- Western Australian Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council
- South Australian House of Assembly and Legislative Council
- Tasmanian House of Assembly and Legislative Council
- Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly
- Northern Territory Legislative Assembly
- The Secretaries of Departments of the Australian Public Service and their peers and the Chiefs of the Air Force, Army, and Navy in order of first appointment to this group:
- Chief of Air Force: Air Marshal Robert Chipman
- Chief of Army: Lieutenant General Simon Stuart
- Chief of Navy: Vice Admiral Mark Hammond
- Consuls-General, Consuls and Vice-Consuls according to the date on which recognition was granted
- Recipients of Decorations or Honours from the Sovereign, specifically Decorations or Honours which are at or above the Knight Bachelor or above, and precedence being established according to the Australian honours order of wearing, and, where two people hold the same decoration or honour, according to the date on which the award was announced
- Citizens of the Commonwealth of Australia
The Oregon House of Representatives is the lower house of the Oregon Legislative Assembly. There are 60 members of the House, representing 60 districts across the state, each with a population of 65,000. The House meets in the west wing of the Oregon State Capitol in Salem.
The government of the U.S. State of Oklahoma, established by the Oklahoma Constitution, is a republican democracy modeled after the federal government of the United States. The state government has three branches: the executive, legislative, and judicial. Through a system of separation of powers or "checks and balances," each of these branches has some authority to act on its own, some authority to regulate the other two branches, and has some of its own authority, in turn, regulated by the other branches.
The Tennessee Attorney General is the chief law enforcement officer and lawyer for the U.S. state of Tennessee. The office of the attorney general is located at the state capitol in Nashville, Tennessee. The current office holder is Jonathan Skrmetti, who was appointed in 2022 by the Tennessee Supreme Court for an eight-year term. His service officially began when he was sworn in by the current Governor of Tennessee, Bill Lee, on September 1, 2022.
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. The state capital of Pennsylvania is Harrisburg.
The government of Virginia combines the executive, legislative and judicial branches of authority in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The current governor of Virginia is Glenn Youngkin. The State Capitol building in Richmond was designed by Thomas Jefferson, and the cornerstone was laid by Governor Patrick Henry in 1785. Virginia currently functions under the 1971 Constitution of Virginia. It is Virginia's seventh constitution. Under the Constitution, the government is composed of three branches: the legislative, the executive and the judicial.
The government of Indiana is established and regulated by the Constitution of Indiana. The state-level government consists of three branches: the judicial branch, the legislative branch, and the executive branch. The three branches share power and jointly govern the state of Indiana. County and local governments are also constitutional bodies with limited authority to levy taxes, pass legislation, and create and maintain local public infrastructure.
The government of the U.S. state of Kansas, established by the Kansas Constitution, is a republican democracy modeled after the Federal Government of the United States. The state government has three branches: the executive, the legislative, and the judicial. Through a system of separation of powers, or "checks and balances," each of these branches has some authority to act on its own, and also some authority to regulate the other two branches, so that all three branches can limit and balance the others' authority.
The government of Nevada comprises three branches of government: the executive branch consisting of the governor of Nevada and the governor's cabinet along with the other elected constitutional officers; the legislative branch consisting of the Nevada Legislature which includes the Assembly and the Senate; and the judicial branch consisting of the Supreme Court of Nevada and lower courts.
The Government of Tennessee is organized under the provisions of the 1870 Constitution of Tennessee, first adopted in 1796. As set forth by the state constitution, administrative influence in Tennessee is divided among three branches of government: executive, legislative, and judicial.
The government of North Carolina is divided into three branches: executive, legislative, and judicial. These consist of the Council of State, the bicameral legislature, and the state court system. The Constitution of North Carolina delineates the structure and function of the state government.
The government of Washington State is the governmental structure of the State of Washington, United States, as established by the Constitution of the State of Washington. The executive is composed of the Governor, several other statewide elected officials and the Governor's cabinet. The Washington State Legislature consists of the House of Representatives and State Senate. The judiciary is composed of the Washington Supreme Court and lower courts. There is also local government, consisting of counties, municipalities and special districts.
