One advantage of a federation is but one disadvantage is citizens can participate at multiple levels of government; the national government may be too weak to provide services citizens can participate at multiple levels of government; overlapping national and local services may be wasteful power is concentrated on the national level; the national government may not be aware of local issues power is concentrated at the local level; the local government may not be able to cooperate on national issues

Which of the following methods could be considered a "best practice" in terms of informing respondents how their answers to an on-line survey about personal information will be protected? respondents are informed that investigators will try to keep their participation confidential; however, confidentiality cannot be assured. respondents are informed that a research assistant will transfer all the research data to a password-protected computer that is not connected to the internet, via a usb flashdrive. the computer is located in a research team member's office. the investigator uses the informed consent process to explain her institution's method for guaranteeing absolute confidentiality of research data. the investigator uses the informed consent process to explain how respondent data will be transmitted from the website to his encrypted database without ever recording respondents' ip addresses, but explains that on the internet confidentiality cannot be absolutely guaranteed. the investigator uses the informed consent process to explain how respondent data will be transmitted from the website to his encrypted database without ever recording respondents' ip addresses, but explains that on the internet confidentiality cannot be absolutely guaranteed

These facilities were organized and sponsored by churches or charities during the great depression in an effort to feed the homeless and needy.

What is one reason people several different parts of north and south america develop different cultures