Michigan

<h3>Law</h3>
<p data-rte-fromparser="true"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Lansing%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Lansing%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BLansing%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="632-2303160995de987fef2841" class="new" title="Lansing (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvTGFuc2luZz9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">Lansing</a> is the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22state%20capital%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22list%20of%20capitals%20in%20the%20United%20States%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Blist%20of%20capitals%20in%20the%20United%20States%7Cstate%20capital%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="632-2303160995de987fef2841" class="new" title="List of capitals in the United States (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvTGlzdF9vZl9jYXBpdGFsc19pbl90aGVfVW5pdGVkX1N0YXRlcz9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">state capital</a> and is home to all three branches of state government. The <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Michigan%20State%20Capitol%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Michigan%20State%20Capitol%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMichigan%20State%20Capitol%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="632-2303160995de987fef2841" class="new" title="Michigan State Capitol (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvTWljaGlnYW5fU3RhdGVfQ2FwaXRvbD9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">Michigan State Capitol</a> was dedicated in 1879 and has hosted the state's executive and legislative branches ever since. The chief executive is the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Governor%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Governor%20of%20Michigan%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BGovernor%20of%20Michigan%7CGovernor%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="632-2303160995de987fef2841" class="new" title="Governor of Michigan (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvR292ZXJub3Jfb2ZfTWljaGlnYW4/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">Governor</a>, and <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Jennifer%20Granholm%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Jennifer%20Granholm%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BJennifer%20Granholm%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="632-2303160995de987fef2841" class="new" title="Jennifer Granholm (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvSmVubmlmZXJfR3JhbmhvbG0/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">Jennifer Granholm</a> currently holds the office. The legislative branch consists of the bicameral <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Michigan%20Legislature%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Michigan%20Legislature%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMichigan%20Legislature%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="632-2303160995de987fef2841" class="new" title="Michigan Legislature (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvTWljaGlnYW5fTGVnaXNsYXR1cmU/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">Michigan Legislature</a>, with a <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22House%20of%20Representatives%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Michigan%20State%20House%20of%20Representatives%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMichigan%20State%20House%20of%20Representatives%7CHouse%20of%20Representatives%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="632-2303160995de987fef2841" class="new" title="Michigan State House of Representatives (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvTWljaGlnYW5fU3RhdGVfSG91c2Vfb2ZfUmVwcmVzZW50YXRpdmVzP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">House of Representatives</a> and <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Senate%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Michigan%20Senate%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMichigan%20Senate%7CSenate%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="632-2303160995de987fef2841" class="new" title="Michigan Senate (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvTWljaGlnYW5fU2VuYXRlP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">Senate</a>. The Michigan legislature is a full-time legislature, though some representatives have voiced concerns about the long hours disrupting their home lives and wish to make the job part-time. The <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Michigan%20Supreme%20Court%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Michigan%20Supreme%20Court%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMichigan%20Supreme%20Court%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="632-2303160995de987fef2841" class="new" title="Michigan Supreme Court (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvTWljaGlnYW5fU3VwcmVtZV9Db3VydD9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">Michigan Supreme Court</a> sits with seven justices. The <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Michigan%20Constitution%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Michigan%20Constitution%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMichigan%20Constitution%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="632-2303160995de987fef2841" href="/wiki/Michigan_Constitution" title="Michigan Constitution">Michigan Constitution</a> provides for voter initiative and referendum (Article II, § 9,<span data-rte-instance="632-2303160995de987fef2841" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%3E%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.legislature.mi.gov%5C%2FprintDocument.aspx%3FobjName%3Dmcl-article-ii-9%26version%3Dtxt%20Article%20II%2C%20%5Cu00a7%209%20of%20state%20constitution%5D%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22ref%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false"><sup data-rte-washtml="1" id="cite_ref-0" class="reference" data-rte-attribs=" id=cite_ref-0 class=reference"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%22632-2303160995de987fef2841%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255B%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQ65a7e24c36276a78-nowiki-00000001-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E1%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%22632-2303160995de987fef2841%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255D%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQ65a7e24c36276a78-nowiki-00000002-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22%23cite_note-0%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B%23cite_note-0%7C%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%2221%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E1%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%2222%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="632-2303160995de987fef2841" href="#cite_note-0"><span data-rte-instance="632-2303160995de987fef2841" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">[&#x200b;</span>1<span data-rte-instance="632-2303160995de987fef2841" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">]&#x200b;</span></a></sup>&#x200b;</span> defined as "the power to propose laws and to enact and reject laws, called the initiative, and the power to approve or reject laws enacted by the legislature, called the referendum. The power of initiative extends only to laws which the legislature may enact under this constitution"). Michigan has two official <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Governor%27s%20Residences%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Michigan%20Governor%27s%20Residence%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMichigan%20Governor%27s%20Residence%7CGovernor%27s%20Residences%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="632-2303160995de987fef2841" class="new" title="Michigan Governor's Residence (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvTWljaGlnYW5fR292ZXJub3IlMjdzX1Jlc2lkZW5jZT9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">Governor's Residences</a>; one is in Lansing, and the other is at <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Mackinac%20Island%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Mackinac%20Island%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMackinac%20Island%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="632-2303160995de987fef2841" class="new" title="Mackinac Island (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvTWFja2luYWNfSXNsYW5kP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">Mackinac Island</a>.
</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Michigan's state universities are immune from control by the legislature, many aspects of the executive branch, and cities in which they are located; but they are not immune from the authority of the courts. Some degree of political control is exercised as the legislature approves appropriations for the schools. Furthermore, the governor appoints the board of trustees of most state universities with the advice and consent of the state Senate. Only the trustees of the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22University%20of%20Michigan%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22University%20of%20Michigan%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BUniversity%20of%20Michigan%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="632-2303160995de987fef2841" class="new" title="University of Michigan (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvVW5pdmVyc2l0eV9vZl9NaWNoaWdhbj9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">University of Michigan</a>, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Michigan%20State%20University%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Michigan%20State%20University%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMichigan%20State%20University%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="632-2303160995de987fef2841" class="new" title="Michigan State University (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvTWljaGlnYW5fU3RhdGVfVW5pdmVyc2l0eT9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">Michigan State University</a>, and <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Wayne%20State%20University%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Wayne%20State%20University%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BWayne%20State%20University%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="632-2303160995de987fef2841" class="new" title="Wayne State University (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvV2F5bmVfU3RhdGVfVW5pdmVyc2l0eT9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">Wayne State University</a> are chosen in general elections.
</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Michigan was the first state in the Union, as well as the first English-speaking government in the world,<span data-rte-instance="632-2303160995de987fef2841" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%3E%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.deathpenaltyinfo.org%5C%2Farticle.php%3Fscid%3D11%26did%3D276%20Information%20on%20States%20Without%20the%20Death%20Penalty%3C%21--%20Bot%20generated%20title%20--%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22ref%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false"><sup data-rte-washtml="1" id="cite_ref-1" class="reference" data-rte-attribs=" id=cite_ref-1 class=reference"><a 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