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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.<ref>[[Merriam-Webster]] Online, [http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=federal ''Federal'']</ref>
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-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]]
-*[[Dead List]]
-*[[Eighth Circuit]]
-==References==
-<references />
-[[Category:Government]]
-[[category:United States Government]]