All state governments are modeled after the federal government and consist of three branches: executive, legislative, and judicial.The Governor is a state's chief executive. A governor can serve either a two or four year term. Thirty-seven states have term limits on the governor.
A note on language and jargon--Language about laws and bills can be confusing especially between State and Federal Laws.
Below are a few guides that can assist.
Pro Tip: When searching the MA Legislature website, the website default is the current term. You can broaden the years, but it's not obvious how.
Default menu on the left hand side of the MA Legislature website:
If you uncheck this box and click "reset general court" the website will then show you the following:
Now you can select years ranging from now back to 2014.
