The answer is B. In a federalist system of government, like in the US, the powers are divided between the national and state governments, meaning this that each state has authonomy in certain degree to implement and manage their own laws, as long as this does not affect or contradict the Constitution. This system of government was implemented in the XVIII century as a way to ensure the individual liberties of americans.
The answer is A because it states differ which means contrast.
because its 2018 people what do you expect