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.