Federalism in India Abstract India is a big country characterized by cultural‚ regional‚ linguistic and geographical diversities. Such a diverse and vast country cannot be administered and ruled from a single centre. Historically‚ though India was not a federal state‚ its various regions enjoyed adequate autonomy from central rule. Keeping in view these factors in mind‚ the Constitution makers of India opted for the federal form of government. Though‚ the Government of India Act 1935 envisaged
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There are different forms of federalism‚ with the amount of component units varying from one country to another. There are fifty units in United States‚ which is dissimilar in size and wealth. Besides that‚ different units have different levels of centralization. Federalism can be presidential system or parliamentary system. The US uses a presidential system of federalism. The US Supreme Court is in charge of resolving conflicts between the federal government and its constituent units. Even the US
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FEDERALISM IN INDIA Federalism is a basic feature of the Constitution of India in which the Union of India is permanent and indestructible. Both the Centre and the States are co-operating and coordinating institutions having independence and ought to exercise their respective powers with mutual adjustment‚ respect‚ understanding and accommodation. Tension and conflict of the interests of the Centre and the respective units is an integral part of federalism. Prevention as well as amelioration of conflicts
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Kate Chopin’s "The Storm" and John Steinbeck’s "The Chrysanthemums" are both stories portraying feminine sexuality and passion. Calixta and Elisa experience lust for men to whom they are not married to. Elisa seems to have a functional relationship with her husband Henry. She seems content with tending to the prized Chrysanthemums in her garden‚ while her husband tends to all the financial affairs. The observation that they have no children hints to the conclusion that obviously something is lacking
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FEDERALISM IN MALAYSIA By: Iffa Syafiqa Introduction The existence of federalism in Malaysian history dates back in 1895 during the establishment of the Federated Malay States which are the ‘Protected States’ of Selangor‚ Negeri Sembilan‚ Pahang and Perak. Federation of Malaya then came later in 1948 with the unification of the nine Malay states and Settlements of Penang and Malacca by the British. Federal principle was described by K.C. Wheare as "the method of dividing powers so that the general
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What is Federalism? How does it work? In what way does federalism affect our country? Its easy‚ Federalism can be simply defined as a system of government that is divided by a constitution into two basic catagories: National and Regional Governments. These two branches control different powers‚ use their own agencies and acts through its own laws and officials. The constitution outlines this particular division of powers and is shadowed by the Bill of Rights. The national government deals with
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Evolving Federalism Pre-Class Assignment 09 May 4‚ 2004 Federalism by definition is the division of power between a central government and its participating members. How that power is divided is the subjective aspect of federalism that was before the framers of the United States. Through compromise and necessity the seeds for a strong central government were planted alongside already strong state governments. Over time the seeds for strong central government grew; wars‚ economic fluctuations
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CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION Federalism as it were‚ originated during the colonial epoch beginning with the amalgamation of the Northern and Southern Protectorates in 1914. It was introduced into Nigeria precisely by the 1946 Richardson constitution. The constitution introduced regionalism into Nigeria for the first time‚ establishing regional assemblies in addition to the already existing central legislature. However‚ the regional houses remained only as deliberative and advisory bodies having
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Differences between Dual and Cooperative Federalism Differences between Dual and Cooperative Federalism Federalism is a governmental system in which authority is divided between two sovereign levels of government: national and regional. This notion of federalism was the founding fathers’ solution to the difficulty of creating a nation out of thirteen sovereign states. For instance‚ the United States government and Ohio government share powers‚ such as creating and collecting taxes‚ but others
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CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the Study Fiscal federalism is essentially about multilevel government structure‚ rather than within a level structure of government‚ for the performance of government functions and service delivery to the people. Each level of government can be viewed as an institution with definite functions to perform (Rivlin‚ 1991). The conventional wisdom in economics is that all functions allocated to government should be those that the market is not
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