Which of the following is a disadvantage of a federal system of government?

Responses

Each state or local government can have its own policy on the same issue.
Each state or local government can have its own policy on the same issue.

The central government's ability to act on behalf of the country as a whole is restricted because of its limited power.
The central government's ability to act on behalf of the country as a whole is restricted because of its limited power.

Local governments have only those powers the central government chooses to give them.
Local governments have only those powers the central government chooses to give them.

The most power belongs only to the local, or regional, government.

The disadvantage of a federal system of government is that the central government's ability to act on behalf of the country as a whole is restricted because of its limited power.