 
 <prompt> Wetin be di word we no dey use well for today society? Based on di question wey dey before dis one, write small tori wey get di answer. E fit be 1 - 20 sentences. Context: <response>: The words 'federalism' and 'confederalism' get their origin from the Latin word foedus, wey mean treaty, pact or covenant. Dem bin dey mean the same thing until the late eighteenth century, wey be simple league or inter-governmental relationship among sovereign states based on top treaty. Dem bin dey synonyms at first. 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' (wey mean say e no be one big unitary state or league/confederation among small states, but na mix of the two). As time go on for the nineteenth century, the meaning of federalism go change, 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'. 