CPO-2002 Lecture Notes - Lecture 65: George Tsebelis, Government Simulation Game, Indifference Curve
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Although india looks like a federal state, constitutionally it is a unitary state that has devolved considerable power to its states and union territories. Article 3 gives the national legislature the power to change the boundaries of individual states and to create new states by separating territories from existing ones. Arti(cid:272)le 3(cid:1009)(cid:1010) allo(cid:449)s the president to take o(cid:448)er a state"s e(cid:454)e(cid:272)uti(cid:448)e and rule dire(cid:272)tl(cid:455) through an appointed state governor. Federal systems can be (i) congruent or incongruent and (ii) symmetric or asymmetric. Congruent federalism exists when the territorial units of a federal state share a similar demographic makeup with one another and the country as a whole. Incongruent federalism exists when the demographic makeup of territorial units differs among the units and the country as a whole. Symmetric federalism exists when the territorial units of a federal state possess equal powers relative to the central government.
