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That the most injurious conflicts would unavoidably arise between the respective jurisdictions of the State and Federal Governments in the absence of a constitutional provision marking out their respective boundaries can not be doubted.
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Andrew Jackson
Democratic · Tennessee

Editor's note · Context

Jackson warns that without clear constitutional boundaries, conflicts between State and Federal Governments are inevitable.

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