Black's Law Dictionary Quote

Quote from Black's Law Dictionary,

“A national government is a government of the people of a single state or nation, united as a community by what is termed the “social compact,’ and possessing complete and perfect supremacy over persons and things, so far as they can be made the lawful objects of civil government. A federal government is distinguished from a national government by its being the government of a community of independent and sovereign states, united by compact."

By:	Black's Law Dictionary (more quotes by Black's Law Dictionary or books by/about Black's Law Dictionary)
Source:	Piqua Branch Bank v. Knoup, 6 Ohio St. 393. [Black's Law Dictionary, Revised Fourth Edition, 1968, p. 1176]
Categories:	Federalism, Independence, Law, Republic, Sovereignty
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