Question

"The way to have good and safe government is not to trust it all to one, but to divide it among the many, distributing to everyone exactly the functions in which he is competent." —Thomas Jefferson, letter to Joseph C. Cabell, 1816 How does this quote support the idea of different obligations for state and local governments? A Different levels of government can provide separate services more easily and efficiently. B Different levels of government can provide the same services equally well. C Local governments can offer a wider range of services to people living nearby. D State governments are more reliable than local governments for providing a city with services.

Answer 1

A Different levels of government can provide separate services more easily and efficiently.

Step-by-step explanation:

Thomas Jefferso made this statement as a result of his observation that it is more efficient and better to divide the functions to be carried out to people of adequate conpetentcy rather than leaving the whole running of the government to a single person who happens to be the president.

The believs that, no one knows it all hence the need to allocate responsibilties to government agencies which would be headed by a competent person, thereby bringing the dividends of democracy to the populace.