Which factors play important role in making successful to Federalism? If it fails what can happen very harmful for the people of that country?
(A) Basic Factors: 1. A written constitution, 2. An independent judiciary, 3. Real politics, 4. culture, 5. ideology and, 6. history, etc. determine the actual working or success of a federation.
(B) Other important factors are: (i) A culture of trust, (ii) cooperation, (iii) mutual respect and (iv) restraints also helps federations to function smoothly.
(C) Political parties also help a constitution of the country to work.
Result of Unsuccessfulness of Federation: If any single unit or state or lingustic group or ideology comes to dominate the whole federation it could generate a deep resentment among the people or its units.
Such situations could lead to demands for secession by aggrieved units or could even result in civil war.
