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Utah’s government mirrors that of the United States federal government in that it has three branches of government: Executive, Legislative, and Judicial.
The chief executive of the state is the Governor. The Governor can serve a four year term. He/she can be reelected any number of times. The Governor has a Lieutenant Governor that is also elected. The Lt. Governor takes the place of the Governor in case the Governor leaves the job.
The legislative branch consists of two law-making bodies—the Senate and the House of Representatives. There are 29 Senators in the State—one for each county. The House of Representatives has 75 voting members.
The Judicial branch has two major court systems. 1) is the Utah Court of Appeals. 2) is the Utah Supreme Court.
The Capitol of Utah is Salt Lake City.
This featurette will be used in the Utah trip passport!