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`1`FEDERAL `2` "Legal Lexicon":
This term is commonly used to express a league or compact between two or more states. In the United States the central government of the Union is federal. The constitution was adopted "to form a more perfect union" among the states for the purpose of self-protection and for the promotion of their mutual happiness. --b-- Chances are you'll find material related to this term in other areas of the Library, so look around. |