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It is the government of the nation as a whole, as opposed to the individual states.

2007-04-19 05:36:00 · answer #1 · answered by Stephanie 3 · 0 0

A federal government is part of the federal system of government where authority and jurisdiction are split between the federal government (the main governing body) and the provincial/state governments (constituent political units); the latter create a federation which forms the prior. So, when we say "federal", we mean that the main governing body is part of a federation -- for example, the American and Canadian governments are federal governments because each have a federal system of government.

2007-04-19 12:48:04 · answer #2 · answered by 42 2 · 0 0

This country consists of fifty separate states each with it's own government lead by a governor. All have agreed to become a federation which in effect, creates one single government, supported by the states to do the tasks best done by a single central government. For instance, maintaining a Navy. That is far more efficient done by a single government than each of the 50 states having a few ships.


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2007-04-19 12:34:33 · answer #3 · answered by Jacob W 7 · 0 0

A federation (Latin: foedus, covenant) is a union comprising a number of partially self-governing states or regions united by a central ("federal") government. In a federation, the self-governing status of the component states is typically constitutionally entrenched and may not be altered by a unilateral decision of the central government. The form of government or constitutional structure found in a federation is known as federalism (see also federalism as a political philosophy). It can be considered the opposite of another system, the unitary state.

2007-04-19 12:30:44 · answer #4 · answered by chickenhouse 3 · 0 0

A Federation of all the states.

2007-04-19 12:29:25 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

what chickenhouse says is true..........except.........he missed something........in a federal state every state has its own laws which are unique to that state and there are also numerous laws that are common in all th states.........people are "citizens" of each state and each state has its own flag........examples are US ...Russia and the UAE and they are also other types of countries called UNIONS in which the country is divided into states eg India or provinces eg China Nepal Sri Lanka etc..........the major difference is that in the case of conflict of opinion between the governor and the president in a federation then the governor is victorious but in a union the prime minister/president has the upper hand.........in a federation the state government is responsible for everything apart from defense and foreign affairs.but in a union the state or provincial government has a much more minor role with the central govrnment taking charge of the above as well as power,petroleum,transportation ie.government owned railways bus services etc and other things such as agriculture and law and order

2007-04-19 12:43:53 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

ADJECTIVE: 1. Of, relating to, or being a form of government in which a union of states recognizes the sovereignty of a central authority while retaining certain residual powers of government. federally
Additional references: American Heritage® Spanish Dictionary

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2007-04-19 12:30:31 · answer #7 · answered by jay r 2 · 0 0

The federal government is the government of our country, our nation. We also have state government, county government, and city government.

2007-04-19 12:30:09 · answer #8 · answered by smartypants909 7 · 1 0

Something that combines or belongs to all of the states. All of the states working together.

2007-04-19 12:30:32 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

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