Which statement accurately describes state governments' interaction with local governments?

A) Local governments get their power from federal government, but states oversee local governments' decisions.

B) The Constitution requires the states to take responsibility for all laws and regulations passed by local governments.

C) State governments exercise tight control over how local governments fulfill their responsibilities

D) State governments grant local governments their power but do not tend to interfere with their day-to-day responsibilities

The correct answer is the option D: State governments grant local governments their power but do not tend to interfere with their day to day responsibilities.

Explanation:

All states, in the United States, have local governments created under state laws and they are a subject of matter to the principal authority of that particular state. Moreover, the states administration generally delegate some authority to the local units and communicate policy decisions down to them for implementation. In addition to that, the states are the ones who declare the powers that will be given to the local units, and the common categories are the following: personnel, functional, structural and fiscal.