The <u><em>initiative</em></u> allows voters to write proposals for laws and constitutional amendments. Twenty-four states in the U.S. allow the use of the initiative process, but some restrict the content of the proposals. The processes are outlined in Article V of the state constitution. The very first initiative involved the building and location of the state capitol. Oklahoma City was chosen as the site for the new capital. Another important initiative was passed in 1912 to allow direct election of U.S. senators, rather than having the state legislature choose them. The U.S. Constitution was amended (Amendment 17) to allow direct election of U.S. senators in every state the following year.
Every state's constitution sets up an administration that is, here and there or other, designed after the United States government.
Every state has an independently chosen Governor, instead of a Westminster style parliamentary arrangement of government where the CEO would be chosen by the assembly (parliament).
In each express, the head of state and the head of government are a similar individual. No state has a ruler or titles of respectability.
Every state constitution has a bill of rights. Much of the time, similar rights that are found in the government bill of rights can likewise be found in express constitutions' bills of rights. Much of the time, state constitutions give a larger number of rights than the government constitution.
Every state has a different official, administrative, and legal branch, similar to the government.
