Since the Civil War, federal criminal law has

A. expanded to overlap areas that previously were within the exclusive province of the states.
B. taken over many states' rights, such as the control of state senates.
C. shrunk in its influence, leaving states' rights relatively free.
D. maintained approximately the same influence as before.


Answer: A

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