<P> The government of each state is structured in accordance with its individual constitution . Many of these documents are more detailed and more elaborate than their federal counterpart . The Constitution of Alabama, for example, contains 310,296 words--more than 40 times as many as the U.S. Constitution . In practice, each state has adopted the three - branch frame of the federal government: executive, legislative, and judicial (even though doing so has never been required). </P> <P> In each state, the chief executive is called the governor, who serves as both head of state and head of government . All governors are chosen by direct election . The governor may approve or veto bills passed by the state legislature, as well as push for the passage of bills supported by their party . In 44 states, governors have line item veto power . Most states have a plural executive, meaning that the governor is not the only government official in the state responsible for its executive branch . In these states, executive power is distributed amongst other officials, elected by the people independently of the governor--such as the lieutenant governor, attorney general, comptroller, secretary of state, and others . </P> <P> The constitutions of 19 states allow for citizens to remove and replace an elected public official before the end of their term of office through a recall election . Each state follows its own procedures for recall elections, and sets its own restrictions on how often, and how soon after a general election, they may be held . In all states, the legislatures can remove state executive branch officials, including governors, who have committed serious abuses of their power from office . The process of doing so includes impeachment (the bringing of specific charges), and a trial, in which legislators act as a jury . </P> <P> The primary responsibilities of state legislatures are to enact state laws and appropriate money for the administration of public policy . In all states, if the governor vetoes a bill (or a portion of one), it can still become law if the legislature overrides the veto (repasses the bill) by a two - thirds vote in each chamber . In 49 of the 50 states the legislature consists of two chambers: a lower house (termed the House of Representatives, State Assembly, General Assembly or House of Delegates) and a smaller upper house, always termed the Senate . The exception is the unicameral Nebraska Legislature, which has only a single chamber . Most states have a part - time legislature (traditionally called a citizen legislature). Ten state legislatures are considered full - time; these bodies are more similar to the U.S. Congress than are the others . </P>

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