Which statement most accurately describes the relationship between state

governments and the federal government?

O

A. Cooperative federalism ensures that the federal government holds

the power and delegates it to the states only as needed.

O

B. The Tenth Amendment guarantees that federal law overrules all

state law.

c. State governments rely on the federal government to organize

education and issue licenses for most activities.

D. State governments and the federal government share certain

powers, such as setting and collecting taxes.

The relationship between state & federal government is best described as that they share certain powers such as setting and collecting taxes.

What is the shared power?

In the constitution, the shared power refers to those powers possessed by both the Federal and State government.

The Federal and state government determines the tax rate and mode of collection at their levels.

Therefore, the Option D is correct.