How are state governments most similar to the federal government> a. their powers are defined by constitution that contain supremacy clauses b. they focus on providing day to day services for citizens c. they allow citizens to take an active role in government through procedures like the initiative, the referendum, and the recall d. they are organized into three branches and use a system of checks and balances to ensure no branch become too powerful

OPTION D. They are organized into three branches and use a system of checks and balances to ensure no branch become too powerful

Both the United States federal government and the state government have branches in which the power is distributed. The branches are executive, legislative, and judicial; all three use a system of checks and balances to ensure that no one branch could become too powerful by regulating each other duties.

General structure:

In the Executive Branch, the federal government consists of the President, Vice President, Cabinet, and most federal agencies. The state government has a Governor and other leaders such as the Lieutenant Governor, the Attorney General, the Secretary of State, and auditors and commissioners.

In the Legislative Branch, legislation is composed of two chambers: House of Representatives and Senate. Nebraska is the exception. It is the only state that only has one chamber.

As for the Judicial Branch, both local and state government have a Supreme Court with Federal Courts and Judicial Agencies. The difference is that the state Supreme Court only hears appeals from lower-level state courts and therefore holds no trials.

i believe your answer is d)