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Which answer best completes the following sentence? Two advantages of a confederation are that it ______ and ______.

A:prevents abuse of power by a national government; preserves local identity

B:concentrates power in state governments; makes national government too weak to meet local needs

C: prevents abuse of power by state governments; preserves national identity

D: concentrates power in national government; makes national government strong enough to meet local needs