Many states have responded to this by instituting or retaining multicameral legislatures, in which all houses must pass legislation in the same form. The responsible house is usually the most powerful and the only house with the actual power to terminate the government. Other houses, though, can often veto or at least delay controversial bills, perhaps until the government's performance can be judged by the electorate.
In response to this issue, many states have created or preserved bicameral legislatures, where all legislative branches must concur on legislation in identical form. The dominant chamber usually wields the most influence and possesses the authority to terminate the government. Other chambers can often obstruct or slow down contentious proposals, possibly until the government's performance is assessed by the voters.