As President of the Confederacy, Jefferson Davis Did Not Exercise

Multiple Choice

As president of the Confederacy, Jefferson Davis did not exercise the arbitrary power wielded by Abraham Lincoln because  

A) of the South's emphasis on states' rights.
B) there was such strong agreement on policy in the South.
C) he did not believe in strong executive action.
D) Confederate General Robert E. Lee's insistence on keeping his army out of politics.
E) the Confederate Constitution gave him all the power he needed.