Which statement best completes the following sentence?
One advantage of a federation is that________, but one disadvantage is that________.
d. citizens can participate at multiple levels of government; the national government may be too weak to provide services
c. citizens can participate at multiple levels of government; overlapping national and local services may be wasteful
b. power is concentrated on the national level; the national government may not be aware of local issues
a. power is concentrated at the local level; the local government may not be able to cooperate on national issues
i believe that its b but please correct me if i'm wrong
I agree.
You are incorrect. The correct answer is c. "One advantage of a federation is that citizens can participate at multiple levels of government; overlapping national and local services may be wasteful."
To determine the correct answer, let's break down the options one by one.
Option d suggests that citizens can participate at multiple levels of government, but the disadvantage is that the national government may be too weak to provide services. This is not a suitable completion of the sentence because it does not address the issue of wastefulness caused by overlapping services.
Option c states that citizens can participate at multiple levels of government, and the disadvantage is that overlapping national and local services may be wasteful. This is the correct completion of the sentence as it addresses both the advantage and disadvantage of a federation.
Option b asserts that power is concentrated on the national level, and the disadvantage is that the national government may not be aware of local issues. This option introduces a different advantage and disadvantage than what the original sentence is asking, and therefore, it is also not an appropriate completion.
Option a implies that power is concentrated at the local level, and the disadvantage is that the local government may not be able to cooperate on national issues. This option also introduces a different dynamic than what the original sentence is referring to, and thus, it is not the correct answer.
Therefore, the correct answer is c: citizens can participate at multiple levels of government; overlapping national and local services may be wasteful.