In a federal system, the central (or federal) government has much more authority than in a confederal system. The central government controls more trade policy, and makes decisions about policy areas that involve interactions between states (such as highway systems).
Nationality is a legal relationship between an individual person and a state. Nationality affords the state jurisdiction over the person and affords the person the protection of the state. What these rights and duties are vary from state to state.
Report Abuse. Sociologically/Anthropologically-while race is a fictional social construct it's determined by skin color and features, not place of birth, ethnicity, or heritage. Your nationality is American. Your citizenship is American and maybe Dominican too depending on their laws. Your ethnicity is the culture group you identify with and is largely determined by how you were raised-i.e.