Executive branch: This branch of Government is responsible for implementing and administering the public policy enacted and funded by the legislative branch. It is headed by the Governor and the Lieutenant Governor, who are the only elected officials in this branch.
Legislative branch: This branch of Government is responsible for proposing and passing bills which then become laws in the state. Alaska has a bicameral Legislature composed of the House of Representatives and the Senate.
Judicial branch: This branch is responsible for the interpretation of the law and application of the law to controversies brought before it. The Alaska Judicial Branch is made up of the Alaska Court System, the Judicial Council, and the Commission on Judicial Conduct. Courts hear and decide issues of law and fact, and determine which penalty or punishment should be applied.
"In addition to the three branches of state government, there are also two basic forms of local government that exist in Alaska: the city and the borough. The borough is similar to the county in many other states. Alaska is unique among the 50 states in that most of its land mass has not been organized into political subdivisions. Currently, thirteen organized boroughs cover about one-third of the state." (Alaska Division of Tourism, official state map)
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