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This has certainly been the result of the two most successful of federal experiments . Federalism , when successful , has generally been a stage towards unitary government . This was a much stronger proceeding than passing say an Act which enabled future Parliaments to continue in existence without the necessity for a general election during seven instead of during three years . The idea of retrogressive progress is merely one form of the appeal to precedent .