California Facts: Government

California became a state on September 9, 1850, without being a territory first¹

State Capitol: Sacramento
State Website: www.ca.gov, the third-largest domain in the US government web²
You Tube Channel: californiagovernment

Interesting Facts About California State Government

• California's constitution is one of the longest collections of laws in the world³
• California allows the people to participate in government directly by initiative, referendum, recall, and ratification³
• California is a republic, governed by elected senators and assembly members³
• Two actors have become California governors: Ronald Reagan and Arnold Schwarzenegger. Reagan is the only California governor to ever become United States President.
• Milton Latham served as California's sixth governor, but for only five days⁴

Sources

¹California State Library
²State of California
³Wikipedia
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