What are the two aspects of an ideal federal system Class 10

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(i) The federal system which safeguards and promotes unity of the country, while at the same time accommodates regional diversity.(ii) Governments at different levels should agree to some rules of power-sharing. They should also trust that each would abide by its part of the agreement.

(iii) An ideal federal system has both aspects : mutual trust and agreement to live together.

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(i) The federal system which safeguards and promotes unity of the country, while at the same time accommodates regional diversity.(ii) Governments at different levels should agree to some rules of power-sharing. They should also trust that each would abide by its part of the agreement.

(iii) An ideal federal system has both aspects : mutual trust and agreement to live together.

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An ideal federal system has both aspects : 1. Mutual trust. 2. Agreement to live together.

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1) Agreement to live together.

Governments at different levels should agree to some rules of power sharing.They should also trust that each would abide by its part of the agreement.An ideal federal system has both aspects: mutual trust and agreement to live together.

"An ideal federation system has both the aspects :mutual trust and agreement to live together."Explain this statement.

Posted by Shubham Sonu 1 year, 10 months ago

As federalism has two or more levels of governments it has dual objectives.

(i) to safeguard and promote unity of the country.

(ii) and to accommodate regional diversity.

=> These two aspects are crucial for the institution and practice of federalism. The government at different levels should agree to some rules of power sharing.

=> They should also trust that each would abide by its part of agreement.

Hence, an ideal federal system has both aspects i.e., • Mutual trust and • Agreement to live together

• An ideal federal system has both aspects : mutual trust and agreement to live together

Aspects of ideal federal system

• The exact balance of power between the central and the state government varies from one federation to another.
• This balance depends mainly on the historical context in which the federation was formed.
• There are two kinds of routes through which federations have been formed.

Coming together federation :

• The first route involves independent States coming together on their own to form a bigger unit, so that by pooling sovereignty and retaining identity they can increase their security.
• Ex: USA, Switzerland and Australia.
• In this first category of federations, all the constituent States usually have equal power and are strong vis-à-vis the federal government.

Holding together federations.

• The second route is where a large country decides to divide its power between the constituent States and the national government.
• India, Spain and Belgium are examples of this kind of ‘holding together’ federations.
• In this second category, the central government tends to be more powerful vis-à-vis the States.
• Very often different constituent units of the federation have unequal powers.
• Some units are granted special powers.

Coming together and holding together fedeartion