 
 <prompt> Madison believe say US na federalism or confederalism? Given di last question, write one context wey contain di answer. E fit be 1 - 20 sentences. Context: <response>: ```Di terms 'federalism' and 'confederalism' both get dia root for di Latin word foedus, wey mean treaty, pact or covenant. Dia common meaning until di late eighteenth century na simple league or inter-governmental relationship among sovereign states based upon a treaty. Dem bin dey initially synonyms. Na for dis sense James Madison for Federalist 39 bin refer to di new United States as 'neither a national nor a federal Constitution, but a composition of both' (ie. neither a single large unitary state nor a league/confederation among several small states, but a hybrid of the two). For di course of di nineteenth century di meaning of federalism go come shift, strengthening to refer uniquely to di novel compound political form, while di meaning of confederalism go remain as a league of states. So, dis article relate to di modern usage of di word 'federalism'.``` 