 
 <prompt> Federalism na di mixed or compound mode of government, wey combine general government (di central or 'federal' government) with regional governments (provincial, state, Land, cantonal, territorial or other sub-unit governments) inside one political system. Di distinctive feature, wey dey show for di founding example of modern federalism of di United States of America under di Constitution of 1789, na di relationship of parity between di two levels of government wey dey established. E fit be defined as a form of government wey get division of powers between two levels of government wey get equal status.

Until recently, for di absence of prior agreement on a clear and precise definition, di concept bin dey thought to mean (as a shorthand) 'a division of sovereignty between two levels of government'. New research, however, dey argue say dis no fit dey correct, as dividing sovereignty - when dis concept dey properly understood for im core meaning of di final and absolute source of political authority inside one political community - no fit dey possible. Di descent of di United States into Civil War for di mid-nineteenth century, over disputes about unallocated competences concerning slavery and ultimately di right of secession, show dis. One or other level of government fit be sovereign to decide such matters, but not both simultaneously. Therefore, e dey suggested now say federalism dey more appropriately conceived as 'a division of di powers wey dey flow from sovereignty between two levels of government'. Wetin dey differentiate di concept from other multi-level political forms na di characteristic of equality of standing between di two levels of government wey dey established. Dis clarified definition dey open di way to identify two distinct federal forms, where before only one dey known, based upon whether sovereignty dey reside for di whole (for one people) or for di parts (for many peoples): di federal state (or federation) and di federal union of states (or federal union), respectively. Leading examples of di federal state include di United States, Germany, Canada, Switzerland, Australia and India. Di leading example of di federal union of states na di European Union. <response>: ```1. No
2. A mixed or compound mode of government
3. Regional
4. A single one
5. 1789
6. Two
7. Powers
8. unknown
9. The European Union
10. States
11. India
12. Australia
13. United States, Germany, Canada, and Switzerland
14. characteristic of equality
15. Two levels of government
16. In the mid-nineteenth century
17. over disputes
18. about unallocated competences concerning slavery
19. the right of secession``` 