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Ever since the founding of the United States, a debate has persisted about how to divide power between the national government and the states. The Articles of Confederation came down decidedly in favor of the states. Then the U.S. Constitution created a federal system, with the national government and the states sharing power. However, the language of the Constitution leaves the precise balance of power between the two ambiguous. Such ambiguity was a compromise between those delegates who wanted a very strong national government and those who supported states’ rights. Each side hoped their interpretation of this ambiguous language would prevail later on, but the result has been ongoing debate about the balance of power.