Types of Government (Contd)
Government SSS 1 First Term
WEEK 9
Types of Government (Contd)
Performance Objectives
Student should be able to explain:
i. Confederal System of Government.
ii. Monarchy
iii. Comparison of Federalism and Confederalism
Confederalism
Confederation may be defined as a league of sovereign states with loose political arrangement in which autonomous states come together to form a union. It is also seen as a voluntary association of sovereign states with a recognized authority in certain matters affecting the whole and especially in respect of external relations and with a common course of actions in specific areas like foreign affairs, defence, currency etc.
Features of Confederalism
1. Sovereign states come together to form a confederation.
2. No effective executive authority
3. No national armed force
4. Member states have separate diplomatic representation.
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