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'''States' rights''' refers to the rights of the several states against the [[federal]] government, in [[American history]]. The concept of states' rights, and its alleged violations at the hands of the federal government, was a central topic in the [[Civil War]]. There, the [[Confederacy]] believed that the [[Union]] abridged the rights of the southern states by seeking to end slavery, among other things.
[[category:American history]]