Federalism is a mode of government that combines a general level of government with a regional level of sub-unit governments, while dividing the powers of governing between the two levels of governmen
Satiric depiction of late 19th-century political tensions in Spain
A federation is a union of partially self-governing provinces, states, or other regions under a federal government. In a federation, the self-governing status of the component units and the division o
Federalism
…Neo-feudalism – Theoretical rebirth of antique governance Federal government – Political union of partially self-governing territories under a national government Federal republicanism – Ideology combining federal and republican…
The United Provinces of Central America was a short-lived federal republic.