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WEEK: 5
TOPIC: TYPES AND CHARACTERISTICS OF GOVERNMENT (CONT.)
CONTENT: Con-federal Government:
(a) Meaning of confederation.
(b) Main features.
(c)Resource Control
(d) Merits and demerits
(e) Comparison with federalism.
Sub-Topic 1: MEANING OF CONFEDERATION AND MAIN FEATURES
MEANING OF CONFEDERATION
Confederation is the form of government in which sovereign states come together as autonomous bodies to form a loose political union, in which the central government is sub-ordinate to the component governments. A government is said to be con-federal when the constitutional arrangements allocate much power to the component at the expense of the central government. It is also defined as a loose federation. Example is Senegambia which was a confederation made of sovereign Senegal and Gambia,
Main Features of Confederation
- The component sovereign states are more powerful than the central government.
- It is a union of sovereign or autonomous states.
- It has weak central government.
- The constitution makes the component states very powerful.
- The allegiance of the citizens is usually more to the component sovereign states than the centre.
Evaluation
- What is confederalism?
- State seven features of confederalism.
Sub-Topic 2: RESOURCE CONTROL, MERITS AND DEMERITS OF CONFEDERATION
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