Under the Myth of State Sovereignty, It Is Assumed That

Under the myth of state sovereignty, it is assumed that in the U.S. constitutional system:

A) The national government must always defer to the wishes of state government officials
B) States retain ultimate authority over all activities that take place within their borders
C) States retain some degree of autonomy and rights within the constitutional system
D) The national government has authority only in those areas that states grant to it through prior agreement