2nd Term
FEATURES
OF FEDERALISM: federalism is a system of government in which power is shared
between the central government and the component units. Its features include: (1)constitutional division of power (2)the powers of the component units
are not derived from the center but from the constitution (3)supremacy of the constitution (4)written and rigid constitution (5)autonomy of the units
(6)grassroots political participation
Merits of
Federalism: (1)it protects minority interests
(2)it encourages grassroots participation in government (3)it is an avenue for division of labour (4)it creates employment
(5)the supremacy of the constitution guarantees human rights (6)it makes it hard for dictatorship
to emerge (7)it brings about
equitable representation at the central legislature
Demerits of
Federalism: (1)divided loyalty (2)the
division into autonomous units creates an avenue for disunity (3)it is expensive to run (4)uneven development (5)duplication of functions especially
in the concurrent list (6)its rigid
constitution inhibits innovative progress
(7)federal character is upheld over merit (8)boundary disputes (9)minorities’
fear of domination at the central government
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