Concept information
Preferred term
federalism
Definition
- Federalism is a concept that describes forms of government that are organized by a division of power and jurisdiction between the national and subnational governments (typically states or provinces) according to legal and constitutional prescriptions. Federalism embraces a variety of forms, and all federal states have two defining characteristics. [Source: Encyclopedia of Political Theory; Federalism]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/federalism
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