Because someone ate the last chicken nugget
The correct answer is option C. "State governments rely on local governments to implement state programs". Among the different programs that the government of United States offers, there are Natonal, State and Local programs. The State programs are independent of Local government, therefore they could be implemented independently of what is stated among the Local governments of the State.
I would move to a nice city (Maine, US) and continue with my education to become a botanist while working and renting out homes to give to homeless families/people to restart their life
The 14th amendment granted former slaves citizenship to all people born or naturalized in the United States which included former slaves who had just been freed after the civil war.