Talk:Asymmetrical federalism
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[edit] A.F. in the US of A
In the USA would one call the different status of Washington DC (no representatives in Congress or the Senate but does vote in presidential elections) an example of Asymmetrical federalism? I know its not a state, but it is part of the territory of the country in a way that, for instance, Puerto Rico, Guam or the American Virgin Islands are not. --Neo 09:06, 1 November 2006 (UTC)
- The problem is that DC is a very tiny part of the US. I believe the term is normally used when the affected sections are a signficant part of the nation. Scotland and Wales, for example, are together a bit more than half of the UK by area, and about 13% by population. Likewise, Quebec has a significant percentage of Canada's area and population. Were, say, Texas to have a privileged status within the Union, then one could say that the US had asymetric federalism Nik42 03:35, 27 July 2007 (UTC)
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