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___MASK59___ is a state in the southeastern region of the United States . The state is bordered to the north by ___MASK12___ , to the south and west by Georgia across the ___MASK65___ River , and to the east by the ___MASK8___ . The ___MASK59___ Supreme Court is the highest court in the U . S . state of ___MASK59___ . The court is composed of a Chief Justice and four Associate Justices . A head of state ( or chief of state ) is the public persona that officially represents the national unity and legitimacy of a sovereign state . In developing the current Constitution of ___MASK18___ ( 1958 ), former French president Charles de Gaulle said the head of state should embody " the spirit of the nation " (""). In some countries , typically those with parliamentary governments , the head of state is a ceremonial figurehead that does not actually guide day - to - day government activities and may not even be empowered to exercise any kind of political authority ( e . g ., Queen ___MASK73___ II in the ___MASK61___ ). In other countries , the head of state is also the head of government , such as in the U . S ., where the president is both a public figurehead and the actual highest ranking political leader who , in practice , oversees the executive branch . A U . S . state is a constituent political entity of the ___MASK85___ . There are 50 states , which are bound together in a union with each other . Each state holds administrative jurisdiction over a defined geographic territory , and shares its sovereignty with the United States federal government . Due to the shared sovereignty between each state and the federal government , Americans are citizens of both the federal republic and of the state in which they reside . State citizenship and residency are flexible , and no government approval is required to move between states , except for persons covered by certain types of court orders ( e . g ., paroled convicts and children of divorced spouses who are sharing custody ). The ___MASK59___ General Assembly , also called the ___MASK59___ Legislature , is the state legislature of the U . S . state of ___MASK59___ . The legislature is bicameral and consists of the lower ___MASK59___ House of Representatives and the upper ___MASK59___ Senate . Altogether , the General Assembly consists of 170 members . The legislature convenes at the State House in ___MASK38___ . For other uses , see William Dunlap ( disambiguation ) . William Dunlap Simpson ( October 27 , 1823 -- December 26 , 1890 ) was the 78th Governor of ___MASK59___ from February 26 , 1879 , when the previous governor , Wade Hampton , resigned to take his seat in the U . S . Senate , until 1880 , when Simpson resigned to become Chief Justice of the ___MASK59___ Supreme Court . Born in Laurens District , ___MASK59___ , in 1823 , he was educated at ___MASK59___ College ( later the University of ___MASK59___ ) , completing his studies in 1843 , and spent one term at Harvard Law School . He practiced law in Laurens with his partner ( and father - in - law ) Henry Clinton Young . He served in the ___MASK59___ legislature in the 1850s and early 1860s and serving in the Confederate States House of Representatives from 1863 to 1865 . After the Civil War , he returned to practice law in Laurens until 1876 , when he ran successfully for the post of lieutenant governor and was re - elected in 1878 . Upon Wade Hampton resigning from the governorship to assume his senate seat , Simpson was elevated to become the 78th governor of ___MASK59___ . He resigned prior to the ending of the term for governor after being appointed Chief Justice of the state Supreme Court and served for ten years from 1880 until his death in 1890 . He is buried at the Laurens City Cemetery . The William Dunlap Simpson House was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974 . The Chief Justice is the presiding member of a supreme court in any of many countries with a justice system based on English common law , such as the Supreme Court of ___MASK58___ , the Supreme Court of Singapore , the Court of Final Appeal of Hong Kong , the Supreme Court of Japan , the Supreme Court of India , the Supreme Court of Pakistan , the Supreme Court of Nepal , the Constitutional Court of South Africa , the Supreme Court of Ireland , the Supreme Court of New Zealand , the High Court of Australia , the Supreme Court of the United States , and provincial or state supreme courts . The Governor of the State of ___MASK59___ is the head of state for the State of ___MASK59___ . Under the ___MASK59___ Constitution , the governor is also the head of government , serving as the chief executive of the ___MASK59___ executive branch . The governor is the " ex officio " commander - in - chief of the National Guard when not called into federal use . The governor ' s responsibilities include making yearly " State of the State " addresses to the ___MASK59___ General Assembly , submitting an executive budget and ensuring that state laws are enforced .