“NATIONAL GOVERNMENT.  The government of a whole nation, as distinguished from that of a local or territorial division of the nation, and also as distinguished form that of a league or confederation.

“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.”  Piqua Branch Bank v. Knoup, 6 Ohio St. 393.”  [Black’s Law Dictionary, Revised Fourth Edition, 1968, p. 1176]

Two Political Jurisdictions: "National" government v. "Federal/general" government

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