One disadvantage of federalism is the lack of accountability. Why would this be included as a disadvantage?
a. When citizens want to sue the government, it is often confusing as to which one should be targeted, state or federal.
b. Since two governments are dually providing services, there is the tendency to shift the blame or to procrastinate and wait for the other government to provide the service.
c. In an era of cutting taxes, there are less combined resources for the governments to use.
d. The Constitution requires that the federal government is supreme and therefore should ultimately be held accountable for failed policies. However, in a federalist arrangement the federal government can delegate blame to the states.
e. In actuality, there is more accountability in a system of federalism since the duties of both state and federal governments are clearly defined.
ANS: B
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