Pickett advanced at three o'clock, to the breathless admiration of both friend and foe. He had a mile of open ground to cover. But his three lines marched forward as steadily and blithely as if the occasion was a gala one and they were on parade. The Confederate bombardment ceased. The Federal guns and rifles held their fire. Fate hung in silence on those gallant lines of gray. Then the Federal skirmishers down in the valley began fitfully firing; and the waiting masses on the Federal slopes began to watch more intently still. "Here they come!英文原著 · 《Captains of the Civil War》
The matter and the party are the first conditions of the Federal jurisdiction - Suits in which ambassadors are engaged - Suits of the Union - Of a separate State - By whom tried - Causes resulting from the laws of the Union - Why judged by the Federal tribunals - Causes relating to the performance of contracts tried by the Federal courts - Consequence of this arrangement.英文原著 · 《Democracy In America-1》
After having appointed the means of fixing the competency of the Federal courts, the legislators of the Union defined the cases which should come within their jurisdiction. It was established, on the one hand, that certain parties must always be brought before the Federal courts, without any regard to the special nature of the cause; and, on the other, that certain causes must always be brought before the same courts, without any regard to the quality of the parties in the suit. These distinctions were therefore admitted to be the basis of the Federal jurisdiction.英文原著 · 《Democracy In America-1》
Characteristics Which Distinguish The Federal Constitution Of The United States Of America From All Other Federal Constitutions American Union appears to resemble all other confederations - Nevertheless its effects are different - Reason of this - Distinctions between the Union and all other confederations - The American Government not a federal but an imperfect national Government.英文原著 · 《Democracy In America-1》
[Footnote a: We observed, in examining the Federal Constitution, that the efforts of the legislators of the Union had been diametrically opposed to the present tendency. The consequence has been that the Federal Government is more independent in its sphere than that of the States. But the Federal Government scarcely ever interferes in any but external affairs; and the governments of the State are in the governments of the States are in reality the authorities which direct society in America.]英文原著 · 《Democracy In America-1》
Division of authority between the Federal Government and the States - The Government of the States is the rule, the Federal Government the exception.英文原著 · 《Democracy In America-1》
And he's a federal Agent. As a federal Agent, he is sworn美剧 · 《Lie to me》
Well, nobody gets into that building without federal cl-- Federal clearance and an appointment.美剧 · 《White Collar》
I have a shirt that says "federal bikini inspector," but there is simply no such branch of the U.S. government.美剧 · 《2 Broke Girls》
$8 to the state, 15 in federal income, 6.23 to Fica, whoever that lucky bitch is.美剧 · 《2 Broke Girls》
And the support of our local, federal and philanthropic partners, and the support of our local, federal and philanthropic partners,演讲 · 《Ecclesiastes Chasms ~ Asali DeVan》
a zero-two to a one-two, that means that check, which was cashed in New York does not go to the New York Federal Branch电影 · 《Catch Me If You Can (2002)》