States' rights advocates are likely to argue for dual federalism, which suggests __________.

A. that the powers of the federal government and the states are intermixed but the states are the most dominant
B. that the powers of the federal government exist only at the pleasure of the states and that the states are never bound by federal authority
C. that the powers of the federal government and the states are distinctly separate and each has absolute sovereignty in its own sphere
D. that the state governments have the right to vote against an action of Congress if they disagree with it


Answer: C

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