Under which type of governmental structure do independent sovereign governments cooperate on specified governmental matters, but retain sovereignty over all other governmental matters within their jurisdictions?

A. federal systemB. confederal systemC. representative systemD. authoritarian systemE. unitary system

B. Confederal system.

Explanation:

A confederation is a system of government in which the sovereign states hold independent control of internal and external matters and delegate responsibilities for specific purposes to a central authority. Confederation Government shall act on the member States and not on the citizens of those States. The government of the United States was a confederation under the Articles of Confederation.