The State Government of California consists of three branches, just like the national government. These branches are the: Executive Branch, Legislative, and Judicial. 

• The California Executive Branch consists of the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, State Controller, State Treasurer, Insurance Commissioner, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, and the State Board of Equalization. The Executive Branch enforces laws that they implement after passed by the State Legislature. 
• The Legislative Branch is made of the State Assembly, State Senate, and departments like the Legislative’s Analyst Office and the Office of State Auditor. The Legislative Branch has the main law-making power in the state government, creating bills and eventually passing them into laws. 
• The Judicial Branch is the court system. This includes the California Supreme Court, Appellate courts, and Superior courts. The Judicial Branch makes sure that laws are followed fairly and applied properly. 

All of these branches serve as checks to the power of one another to ensure balance in the California government and mitigate the possibility of one branch taking full control.