If California's lawmakers were to receive low pay, meet part-time, and be assisted by only a few staff, it would be considered a "citizen" legislature.

James Madison's goal of setting power against power to minimize the concentration of authority in any one branch of government is outlined in the Constitution as a system of

(A) separation of powers (B) checks and balances (C) divided government (D) national supremacy (E) federalism

__________ questions focus on the similarities or differences among the categories, processes or aspects after structural questions

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