Bunderstrat as Federal Institution

Around the world there are many different relationships between federal governments and regional or state governments. Much of the time the federal government has so much power that it is difficult for certain regions or states to gain power and advantage for themselves. A country that has a unique structure of power is Germany. They have a federal government, the Bundesrat, that have more power than many and most second chambers in the world. Although they have this great amount of power, the regions in Germany, or Lander, have a relationship that grants them the ability to gain the resources that are needed for their region to become prosperous and truly reap the benefits of federalism. To illustrate this point it is important to compare the German federal structure to that of a less fair federal system. Canada is a centralized country that does not give the necessary power and resource to their individual provinces. The Lander have power through jurisdiction and law making, while Ca...