Under territorial jurisdiction, where does the state have authority over illegal conduct?

• A. In airspace only
• B. On land, water, and airspace
• C. On land and water only
• D. In all states

Answer: (B)

Territorial jurisdiction covers the whole area under a state's sovereignty. That means authority over illegal conduct spans land, internal waters (like rivers and lakes), and the airspace above them. So crimes committed anywhere within the state's borders—including on land, in water, or in the air above—fall under its jurisdiction. The other options are too narrow or misstate sovereignty: airspace alone excludes land and water, land and water alone excludes airspace, and “in all states” isn’t about where the offense occurred but about other states.