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The '''federal system''' refers to a system of [[government]] in which power is distributed between a central [[authority]] and constituent territorial units ([[states]]).<ref>[[Merriam-Webster]] Online, [http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=federal ''Federal'']</ref>
 
  
In the [[United States]], the term "'''federal'''" refers to the national government based in [[Washington, D.C.]] The Federal government's responsibility is to govern the entire country, unlike the state and [[local government|local]] levels of [[government]], which have [[jurisdiction]] over only one state or locality (e.g., a [[city]] or [[county]]), respectively.
 
 
==See also==
 
* [[Federalism]]
 
* [[States' rights]]
 
* [[Tenth Amendment]] and [[Tenth Amendment Center]]
 
* [[McCulloch v. Maryland]]
 
* [[Articles of Confederation]]
 
* [[United States Constitution]]
 
* [[Second Amendment]]
 
* [[Commerce Clause]]
 
* [[Negative Commerce Clause]]
 
* [[Supremacy Clause]]
 
* [[Necessary and Proper Clause]]
 
* [[General Welfare Clause]]
 
 
==References==
 
<references />
 
 
[[Category:Government]]
 
[[Category:United States Constitution]]
 
[[Category:Tenth Amendment]]
 

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