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Like the federal government, state governments have three branches:
executive, legislative, and judicial. The chief executive of a state is
its popularly elected Menteri Besar (known as Chief Minister in some
state. e.g. Penang and Malacca) who typically holds office for a
five-year term. The constitutions of the various states differ in some
details but generally follow a pattern similar to that of the federal
Constitution, including a statement of the rights of the people and a
plan for organizing the government.
State government
generally have empowered to manage the state land affair and control
over local government.
The state government administration receive part of their revenues
through local taxation, fees and local business management, and partly
from allocations from the federal authorities and other public
institutions.
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