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THE GOLDEN STATE:
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General
Information
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State Capitol
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Sacramento |
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Date
California Admitted as a State
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September 9, 1850 |
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State
Motto
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"Eureka"
(Greek:"I have found it!")
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Population
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33,773,000
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Number of Registered Voters
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14,853,121
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Population
Density
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212
people/sq. mi.
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Land
Area
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Includes
2,674 sq. mi. of inland water
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158,648
sq. mi.
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Coastal
Water Area (Pacific water)
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222
sq. mi.
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Highest
Elevation
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Feet
above sea-level
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Mount
Whitney 14,496 ft.
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Lowest
Elevation
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Feet
below sea-level
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Death
Valley 282 ft.
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Total
Number of Counties:
58
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Governmental/Political
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State
Executive Officers
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Number
of Statewide Elective Officers
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12
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(Governor,
Lt. Governor, Secretary of State, Attornet General, Treasurer, Controller,
Superintendent of Public Instruction, Board of Equalization, (4),
and Insurance Commissioner.) |
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Term
Limits for Statewide Officers
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2
four-year terms
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State
Judiciary
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Number
of Justices on State Supreme Court
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7
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State
Legislature
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Number
of Assembly Members
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80
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Number
of State Senators
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40
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Length
of Assembly Term
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2
years
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Length
of Senate Term
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4
years
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Term
Limits - Assembly Members
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3
two-year terms
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Term
Limits - Senate Members
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2
four-year terms
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Legislative
Voting Requirements
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Vote
Required to Pass Statutes
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Assembly
41
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Vote
Required to Pass Statutes
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Senate
21
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Vote
Requirements to Pass:
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Appropriations,
Budget, Constitutional Amendments, and Urgency Bills
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Assembly
54
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Senate 27
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Two-thirds
in each House
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Assembly
54
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Senate
27
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Majority
Vote of each House
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(By
Joint Resolution)
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Miscellaneous
Legislative Information
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Impeachment
Power
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| Assembly indicts, drafts "articles of impeachment,"and elects "managers" to prosecute; Senate tries and votes on impeachment. | ||
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Legislative
Publications
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Daily Journal |
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Daily
File
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Weekly
History
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Non-Member
Officers of the Legislature
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Chief
Clerk of the Assembly
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Secretary
of the Senate
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Sergeant-at-Arms
(in each House)
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Chaplain
(in each House)
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Motto of the State Assembly |
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Legislatorum Est Justas Leges Condere |
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(Latin: "It is the duty of Legislators to make just laws.") |
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Motto of the State Senate |
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Senatoris Est Civitatis Libertatem Tueri |
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(Latin: "It is the duty of a Senator to guard the liberty of the Commonwealth.") |
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