Executive Branch |
Legislative Branch |
Judicial Branch |
Local Government |
State Organizational Chart |
Executive Branch. The Governor, elected by popular vote for a four-year term, is the chief executive of the State. Fifteen cabinet-level executive departments oversee most State agencies.
Legislative Branch. The General Assembly, Maryland's bicameral legislature, consists of a 47-member Senate and a 141-member House of Delegates. As of January 1997, the Senate has 32 Democrats and 15 Republicans; the House of Delegates includes 100 Democrats and 41 Republicans. Annually, the General Assembly convenes to enact laws on the second Wednesday in January for a 90-day session.
Judicial Branch. The Judiciary consists of four court divisions: the Court of Appeals, the Court of Special Appeals, the Circuit Courts, and the District Court of Maryland.