SS1 Second Term Government Lesson Note – Confederal Government

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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

1. The component sovereign states are more powerful than the central government.
2. It is a union of sovereign or autonomous states.
3. It has weak central government.
4. The constitution makes the component states very powerful.
5. The allegiance of the citizens is usually more to the component sovereign states than the centre.

Evaluation

1. What is confederalism?
2. State seven features of confederalism.

Sub-Topic 2: RESOURCE CONTROL, MERITS AND DEMERITS OF CONFEDERATION

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