4. Which groups have been gaining more local power around the world as a result of devolution?
(A) French-speaking people
(B) Spanish-speaking people
(C) Urban women
(D) Indigenous people
(E) Recent immigrants from

(D) Indigenous people

Explanation:

Devolution means that power is delegated to the lower stances of the governance, such as local and regional institutions, instead of being centralized by the president, cabinet, and the other leaders. This way, minor communities can take charge of their own organizing, resources, and regulations the way they find most fitting.

Devolution is extremely helpful for indigenous people. As indigenous communities, like Native Americans or Aborigines, tend to live in their own groups and their own land, devolution means they get to control the land and resources so they would maximize the benefit. They can also adopt the governance according to their traditional codexes and beliefs.