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Many Founders referred to a "general government" instead of a "national government" at the convention.
==Conflicts==
==Conflicts==
===National vs State Government===
===National vs State Government===
In general, many of the Founders preferred local [[Self-government]] and quite often referred to the new government they were forming as a "general government" instead of a "national government".<ref>The phrase "general government" appears in the transcript of Madison's Notes of the convention 34 times, and "national government" is explicitly struck out twice.</ref>
====Nationalists====
====Nationalists====
These delegates, notably Hamilton, wished to see most power in a central government.
These delegates, notably Hamilton, wished to see most power in a central government, at the expense of the states.
====State's Rights====
====State's Rights====