<P> Federalism is the mixed or compound mode of government , combining a general government ( the central or ' federal ' government ) with regional governments ( provincial , state , cantonal , territorial or other sub-unit governments ) in a single political system . Its distinctive feature , exemplified in the founding example of modern federalism by the United States of America under the Constitution of 1787 , is a relationship of parity between the two levels of government established . It can thus be defined as a form of government in which there is a division of powers between two levels of government of equal status . </P>
<P> Federalism is the mixed or compound mode of government , combining a general government ( the central or ' federal ' government ) with regional governments ( provincial , state , cantonal , territorial or other sub-unit governments ) in a single political system . Its distinctive feature , exemplified in the founding example of modern federalism by the United States of America under the Constitution of 1787 , is a relationship of parity between the two levels of government established . It can thus be defined as a form of government in which there is a division of powers between two levels of government of equal status . </P>
the federal system can be best defined as
the federal system can be best defined as
a form of government in which there is a division of powers between two levels of government of equal status
a form of government in which there is a division of powers between two levels of government of equal status