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That dependence is one explanation for the hyper-partisan animosity in the capitol. This exists all over America, but California has more than its fair share. It did not help that primary elections have for years been partisan affairs in which candidates on each side are chosen by their respective extremists before advancing to the general election. Gerrymandering, the practice of legislators drawing their own district boundaries to suit themselves, made things even worse. (It might also explain why the same voters who claim to loathe their legislators re-elected every incumbent on last November’s ballot.)
The initiative process, in this case, may prove to have done some good. Last November voters approved a measure to adopt a so-called top-two primary system in which all voters, irrespective of party affiliation, vote in the same primary and the winners, also irrespective of party affiliation, proceed to the general election. In another initiative, voters handed the power of drawing district boundaries to an independent commission. In time, these two steps may help moderate candidates.
In other respects, however, initiatives have made partisan gridlock worse. Until last November an initiative required two-thirds supermajorities in both chambers to pass a budget (although yet another initiative has now returned this threshold to a simple majority). And Proposition 13 added the requirement of two-thirds supermajorities for any tax increase. Until very recently, California was thus the only state that required supermajorities to decide both revenues and appropriations.

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dependence 從屬(종속), 의존. hyper 초과, 過度(과도).
hyper-partisan 지나치게 당파적인. animosity 敵意(적의), 憎惡(증오).
capitol 국회. primary elections 예비 선거. candidates 후보.
respective extremists 각각의 극단주의자. general election 總選(총선).
Gerrymandering 黨(당)을 위한 선거구 개편. district boundaries 지역구 경계.
suit 적합하게 하다, 편리하게 하다. loathe 몹시 싫어하다, 진저리내다.
incumbent 현직자, 재직자. measure 法案(법안), 법령.
adopt 채택하다. irrespective of ...에 관계없이. affiliation 結緣(결연), 동맹, 연합.
commission 위원회. moderate 穩健(온건)한, 절제하는.
In other respects 이와 다른 면에서는. gridlock 교통정체.
partisan gridlock 당파적인 이해관계로 꼼짝 못하게 막힌 상황.
both chambers 兩院(양원)〈하원과 상원〉. threshold 문지방, 한계.
requirement 필요조건, 요구. revenues 歲入(세입).
appropriations 의회가 승인한 예산안, 세출 예산안.