Answer:
C. The relationship between the federal government and state governments is specifically laid out in the constitution
Step-by-step explanation:
The relationship between the federal government and state governments is specifically laid out in the U.S. Constitution, for example, Article I outlines the expressed and implied powers of the Congress, the 10th Amendment gives the states reserved powers, and the Supreme Clause of Article VI establishes the federal laws as the supreme law of the land.
However, the relationship between the state governments and local government is not laid out in the U.S. Constitution, but in some provisions of the local constitution of each state, or from decisions of the state legislature. This relationship is more of a hierarchical one because it is the state government who has the final saying in all matter relating to the local government (their functions, powers, structure, organization).