Political Science 2230E Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Contract Theory, Compact Theory, The Strongest
10 Jan 2018
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The constitutional authority to make laws and to raise revenue is divided between a national government and some number of regional governments. Citizens of federal systems are members of two political communities. Federalism is a legal term and its existence is based on the constitution. Livingston: argues that the essence of federalism lies not in the institutional structure but in the society itself. Federalism is seen as a means of accommodating diversity at the same time as it provides for unity. A federal constitution institutionalizes regional divisions by associating them with different governments. The political significance of regional differences tends to be elevated under federalism by associating them with different political jurisdictions. Political authority is also linked to territory in confederations and economic military associations. The origins, maintenance and demise of federal states. Only two dozen out of 193 member states of the un are a federation.
