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Back To "Federalism" A breif definition of the Federal system, Confederation, Nation and Centralization. Federal system http://web.isp.cz/jcrane/Glossary.html System of government with a strong central government having express powers, with some powers reserved for the states. Federalism http://www.fast-times.com/politicaldictionary.html The system of government that operates in a federation. Federalism http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal Denotes a system of government in which power is divided by constitutional right between national and local units of government in regions. A state that follows the federal system is known as a federation. Examples of federal systems include the governments of Australia, Canada, Germany, Malaysia, the former Soviet Union, Switzerland, the United States, and the former Yugoslavia. Some countries, whilst not being formal federations, function like them - Spain, for instance, gives more powers to its autonomous communities than most federations to their constituent parts. Federation http://www.fast-times.com/politicaldictionary.html A state made up of a number of subdivisions or individual states, which share power with the central government. Each of the smaller units retains control of many aspects of its own affairs, but grants to the larger political unit the power to conduct foreign policy. The relationship between the states and the central, or federal government, is laid down in a constitution, which cannot be changed without the consent of a specified number of states (in the U.S. it is two-thirds). The United States is a federation, as are Australia and Canada. Confederation http://www.fast-times.com/politicaldictionary.html A group of states which join together to execute some government functions, such as the conduct of defence or foreign policy, but remain independent, sovereign states. The U.S. was a confederation from 1778 until 1787, after which it became a federation. Nation http://www.fast-times.com/politicaldictionary.html A large group of people bound together by common tradition and culture and usually language. Sometimes used synonymously with state, but this can be misleading, since one state may contain many nations. For example, Great Britain is a state, but contains the English, Scottish, Welsh, and part of the Irish nations. Centralization http://www.fast-times.com/politicaldictionary.html The administration of a government by a central authority. Centralization, understood as the concentrating of power or authority in the hands of the state, is often associated with socialist or communist systems.

Lebnaan Lebnaane - Lebanon is Lebanese - Le Liban est Libanais - لبنان لبناني

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