federal structure
Power-sharing governmental arrangement
A federal structure is a system of government where power is divided between a central authority and regional units like states or provinces.
Each level has its own defined powers, with some matters handled nationally and others locally.
The United States, Germany, and Australia have federal structures, while France has a unitary one.
The country's federal structure gives states control over education policy.
- state governmentsAuthorities governing individual states
- provincesAdministrative regions within nations
- decentralizationDistributing power from center
- subsidiarityLocal authority when able
- states' rightsProvincial governmental autonomy
constitution · division of powers · checks and balances · legislative powers · tribal nations · executive powers · concurrent powers · enumerated powers · territories · national unity · amendments · judicial review · supremacy clause · devolution · treaties · reserved powers · charters · separation of powers
- Canadian HistoryRupert's Land, colonial era, colonial government, self-government, constitutional debates
- PakistanIslamabad, Karachi, Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan
- Indian Constitutionpreamble, fundamental rights, articles, schedules, amendment process
- Belgian governmentFlanders, provinces, municipalities, communes, arrondissements
- Swiss ConfederacyBern, Zurich, Basel, Geneva, Swiss neutrality
- Weimar RepublicWeimar Republic, Reichstag, National Assembly, emergency powers, presidential powers
federal structurecentralized government
Authority held by one body
central government · centralism · centralized authority · absolute monarchy
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