Choose the item that best compares how state governments and federal governments structure their different branches. Please choose the best answer.

A: States have a judicial branch and a legislative branch, but there is only an executive branch at the federal level
B: States have an executive branch, a legislative branch, and a judicial branch, but they have little power compared to the federal government
C: States have an executive branch and a legislative branch, but the federal government alone has a judicial branch
D: State and federal governments have the same three branches of government, but they differ in size and scope

D: State and federal governments have the same three branches of government, but they differ in size and scope