federation
Let an agent explain federations and federalism, compare federal systems with attribution, identify federal countries and their structures, and separate organisational and technical senses.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain federations and federalism, compare federal systems with attribution, identify federal countries and their structures, and separate organisational and technical senses.
A political union in which constituent units such as states, provinces or cantons share sovereignty with a central government under a constitution that allocates powers between levels, as in the United States, Germany, India, Brazil, Switzerland and Australia, with variants such as federal monarchies, ethnic federalism and asymmetric federations, and historical forms such as dynastic unions; the term also names non-state federations of organisations and identity federations in computing, separate senses.
What it is for: Political unions sharing sovereignty.
It can be explain federalism; compare federal systems; identify federal countries; separate other senses.
Distinguishing features
Divided sovereignty
Constitutional allocation
Regional representation
Variants
What it looks like
Not physical; a constitutional arrangement.
How it is recognised
Constituent units with constitutionally protected powers
Central and regional governments
A confederation keeps sovereignty in members; a unitary state centralises
Related models
is a kind of - category
is a kind of - category
is related to - constituent units
is related to - a federal structure
In practice
Families and kinds
federal republics
federal monarchies
ethnic and multinational federations
asymmetric federations
federations of organisations and identity federations
Standards and regulation
Federal constitutions
Intergovernmental agreements
Fiscal federalism arrangements
Failure modes and hazards
Confusing federation and confederation
Partisan presentation of autonomy disputes
Confusing senses
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Also registered as vr.tr.federation
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What a federation is.
Political science.
Concept
Concept and contrasts.
Concept
Concept.
- What defines a federation, and how does it differ from a confederation, a unitary state with devolution and a dynastic union? definition
- Is a political federation, an organisational federation or an identity federation meant? boundary
Variants
Variants.
Variants
Variants.
- What are federal monarchies, ethnic federalism, asymmetric federations and proposals for world federation? provenance
- Which entry fits a specific variant? action
Compare Federal systems.
Comparison.
Countries
Federal countries.
Countries
Countries.
- Which countries are federations, and how do they allocate powers, according to their constitutions and scholars? provenance
- Which entry fits a specific country? action
Fiscal
Fiscal federalism.
Fiscal
Fiscal.
- How are revenues and responsibilities shared between levels in federations? provenance
- Which entry fits fiscal federalism? action
Debate Debates.
Attribution.
Autonomy
Autonomy and secession.
Autonomy
Autonomy.
- What disputes exist over regional autonomy and secession in federations, with positions attributed? provenance
- Is the presentation neutral? boundary
Performance
Performance of federations.
Performance
Performance.
- What does research say about the advantages and problems of federal systems? provenance
- Which findings are contested? boundary
Learn History and teaching.
Education.
History
History of federalism.
History
History.
- How did federations develop from early leagues and unions to modern constitutions? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Teach
Teaching.
Teach
Teaching.
- How can federalism be taught with comparative cases? action
- Which misconceptions arise? provenance
What the second pass must settle
- Should each federal country be a separate entry?
- How should constitutions be linked?
- How should disputes be attributed?