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Territory
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A delimited geographical area that is under the jurisdiction of a governmental authority
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Centralization
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The concentration of political power or government authority at the national level.
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Decentralization
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The expansion of local autonomy through the transfer of powers and responsibilities away from national bodies.
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Transnational
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A configuration, which may apply to events, people, groups, or organizations, that takes little or no account of national government or state borders.
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Federal system
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A system of government in which sovereignty is shared between central and peripheral levels.
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Unitary system
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A system of government in which sovereignty is located in a single national institution, allowing the centre to control the periphery.
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Confederation
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A qualified union of states in which each state retains its independence, typically guaranteed by unanimous decision-making.
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Executive federalism
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A style of federalism in which the federal balance is largely determined by the relationship between the executives of each level of government.
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Administrative federalism
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A style of federalism in which central government is the key policy-maker, and provincial government is charged with responsibility for policy implementation.
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Dual federalism
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A style of federalism in which federal and state/provincial government occupy separate and seemingly indestructible spheres of policy power.
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Fiscal federalism
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A style of federalism in which the federal balance is largely determined by funding arrangements, especially transfer payments from the centre to the periphery.
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Local democracy
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A principle that embodies both the idea of local autonomy and the goal of popular responsiveness.
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Quango
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An acronym for quasi-autonomous non-governmental organization: a public body staffed by appointees, rather than politicians or civil servants.
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Primary legislative power
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The ability to make law on matters which have been devolved from a central authority.
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Secondary legislative power
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The ability to vary some laws devolved from a central authority that retains ultimate legislative control.
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