Differentiate Between ‘Coming Together Federation’ and ‘Holding Together Federation’, With Examples.

Difference between ‘Coming Together Federation’ and ‘Holding Together Federation’:

  • ‘Coming Together Federations’ are formed when independent states come together to form a bigger state and ‘Holding Together Federations’ are formed when a large country decides to divide itself into sub-units.
  • In ‘Coming Together Federations’ the state governments are strong, whereas in ‘Holding Together Federations’, the central government is strong.
  • In ‘Coming Together Federations’, all states governments have equal powers but in ‘Holding Together Federations’, this may not be the case.
  • Examples of ‘Coming Together Federations’ – U.S.A., Switzerland and Australia. Examples of ‘Holding Together Federations’ – India, Spain and Belgium.

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