POLS 2300 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Canadian Federalism, Direct Tax, Unanimous Consent
11 Apr 2014
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What is federalism: when the government"s authority is fragmented into some regional governments. The governments are not able to override the power of the government that is able to implement the laws. Newer countries would not be federal because they are trying to create a sense of unity. Having a secularist country does not mean that you will have a federal country. The second reason is that there is a dynamic state power. There may be previous regional rivalries which would make it easier to give some power to that region to ensure that they feel as though they are being listed to. This is not to say that this is the only type of government that practices giving power to other regions. The origins maintenance and demise of federal state: only two dozen countries actually practice federalism, many of these countries are some of the most powerful in the world.
