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Give an example of a Federal State and a Quasi Federal State.
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The federal state is one that brings together a number of different political communities with a common government for common purposes, and separate “state” or “provincial” or “cantonal” governments for the specific needs of each community. The USA is an example of a Federal State. Quasi-federal state, on the other hand, refers to a union of states under a central government; rather ‘ than the individual governments of the separate states. India is by constitution a federal republic, but in reality functions as a quasi-federal state.
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