In what ways does the California legislature resemble the U.S. Congress? In what major ways does it differ?
What will be an ideal response?
California's legislature resembles the U.S. Congress in both structure and function. Both are bicameral lawmaking bodies (divided into two houses) designed to check each other through staggered terms (two years in the lower house; four in the California Senate; and six in the U.S. Senate), though both of the states' houses are based on population. State and Congressional districts are huge, numbering in the hundreds of thousands. Both types of legislatures meet year-round, are "professionalized" bodies supported by thousands of staff members, and their members are well paid (over $100,000 per year). Unlike members of the U.S. Congress, California legislators are term-limited, and there are far fewer members than in the U.S. Congress (120 vs. 535 total).
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Citizens in California may propose laws via the initiative process ______.
A. at the local, county, and state levels B. only at the state level C. at the local level only D. at the state level, but the legislature must review their proposals first and may reject them
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