Federated state

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the powers granted?Possesses varying degrees of constitutionally guaranteed legislative, judicial, and administrative jurisdiction
2. Why do federated states exist?They help big countries manage many people and places by giving each region some control while the whole country stays together for things like defense and trade.
3. How does a federated state get its powers?The country’s constitution says which rules the state can make and which rules the national government keeps. The state can make laws for its own people but must follow the national rules for foreign matters.

Federalism: A system of government where power is divided between a central authority and constituent political units.
Westphalian Sovereignty: The principle of supreme authority within a territory, free from external interference.
Unitary State: A state governed as a single entity, where the central government holds all power.