Question

what are the two routes of forming a federation give example

Answer 1

1. Coming together federation :
(A) It is the first route of the formation of federalism. It involves independent states coming together on their own to form a bigger unit.
(B) It tries to increase their security by pooling sovereignty and retaining identity.
(C) All the constituent units usually have equal power.
(D) Example - U.S.A., Switzerland, Australia.
2. Holding Together Federalism :
(A) It is the second route of the formation of federalism where a large power or country decides to divide its power between the constituent states and national government.
(B) The central government tends to be more powerful vis-a-vis the states.
(C) Example - India, Belgium, Spain.
The constitution declared India as a union of states. Although it did not use the word federation. The Indian union is based on the principle of federalism.
The union government or the central government represents the Union of India and the state governments. Later a third tier of federation was added in the form of Panchayats and Municipalities. The constitution contains three lists.

Answer 2

Answer:

there are two kinds of routes through which federation can be formed

1.first one is 'coming together federation' in which independent units comes closely to each other to form a union in which both centre and stars vis-à-vis powerfu.

2. second one is 'holding together federation' - here a large country decides to divide its powers between the constitution states and the national govt.