Concept of federalism in India and the USA
by Kirti Singh; Arushi Sharma
International Journal of Human Rights and Constitutional Studies (IJHRCS), Vol. 11, No. 1, 2024

Abstract: There are a variety of conceivable motivations for these units to join a federal structure, ranging from security and administrative ease to union for cultural and language similarities. Federalism is based on the division of powers between two or more levels, although there is no single form in which it can be implemented. Federalism theories and models of today are examined in this paper. In this work, we examine federalism from a conceptual standpoint by comparing quasi-federal features of India and the USA federal features. It has been concluded that each theory of federalism has some validity and usefulness, but each theory also has some shortcomings. The three models are distinct, yet they are also interconnected and complementary. When taken as a whole, they show that federalism is a political system that divides a community into two distinct levels of government, each with its own set of responsibilities and duties.

Online publication date: Tue, 16-Jan-2024

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