 
 <prompt> Wetin be di second defining English root word wey fit define federalism or confederalism? Based on di last question, write one context wey contain di answer. E fit be 1 - 20 sentences. Context: <response>: The words 'federalism' and 'confederalism' get their roots from the Latin word foedus, wey mean treaty, pact or covenant. Dem common meaning until the late eighteenth century na simple league or inter-governmental relationship among sovereign states based on top treaty. Dem bin dey synonyms initially. Na so James Madison for Federalist 39 talk say the new United States na 'neither a national nor a federal Constitution, but a composition of both' (ie. neither one big unitary state nor a league/confederation among several small states, but a mix of the two). As time go on for the nineteenth century, the meaning of federalism go change, e go dey refer only to the new compound political form, while the meaning of confederalism go remain as league of states. So, this article dey relate to the modern usage of the word 'federalism'. 