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The Congress shall have Power To… exercise exclusive
Legislation in all Cases whatsoever, over such District (not
exceeding ten Miles square) as may, by Cession of particular
States, and the Acceptance of Congress, become the Seat of the
Government of the United States… (The U.S.
Constitution, Article I, Section 8, Clause 17)
In
The Federalist No. 43, James Madison explained the
need for a federal district, subject to Congress s exclusive
jurisdiction and separate from the territory, and authority,
of any single state:
The indispensable necessity of compleat authority at the seat of
Government carries its own evidence with it. It is a power
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