The word negligence means lack of care or attention. You can also do a process of elimination with the other answer choices, by plugging them into the sentence to replace the word. You will see that this answer is the only to make sense.
The definition of "negligence" is a lack of care towards a specific task or goal.
This fits most closely with the second answer choice, "lack of care or attention" and also fits with the surrounding sentence: People tend to notice any lack of care by their government.
I believe the answer is A. A Venn diagram A Venn diagram is typically used to compare two or more objects. In this case, the content within the two passages.