In a Confederal System

In a confederal system,

A) local or subdivisional governments exercise only those powers given to them by the central government.
B) any subnational government is a "creature" of the national government.
C) sovereign states are joined together by a central government that has only limited powers over them.
D) there is no central government.
E) government powers are divided between a central government and regional governments in a system of shared sovereignty.