--- title: "Which form of the Government has 'Division of Powers' and 'Independent Judiciary' as the important characteristics?" description: "Which form of the Government has 'Division of Powers' and 'Independent Judiciary' as the important characteristics?" author: "Lily Chitlangiya" published: 2021-12-06 canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/94237/which-form-of-the-government-has-division-of-powers-and-independent-judiciary-as-the-important-characteristics category: "law & legal issues" tags: ["laws", "laws and legal issues"] reading_time: 3 minutes --- # Which form of the Government has 'Division of Powers' and 'Independent Judiciary' as the important characteristics? Which form of the Government has 'Division of Powers' and '[Independent](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/98599/what-is-the-longest-river-in-the-commonwealth-of-independent-states) Judiciary' as the important characteristics? \ ## Answers ### Answer by Sanjay Goenka **[Federalism government](https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/federalism#:~:text=Overview,by%20two%20levels%20of%20government.&text=Both%20the%20national%20government%20and,of%20autonomy%20from%20each%20other.)** has the characteristics of having the **Division of power** and **independent Judiciary** \ ![Which form of the Government has](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/3a11d0ea-77f1-47a9-8cf7-39b3493dc9e1/images/02462478-3f65-4900-8881-ff186825fb87.jpeg)\ \ \ **Federalism** Federalism government is a **system of government** where the **power is divided** between a **central authority** and various of **its constituents**. Usually, the system of the federal government is two acts as fully independent it is either nation or the state and provinces of the country. One **government is liable** for anything at the **national level** and the other is liable to the state in which it has the jurisdiction of its ruling. This form of government can be confused with the **[unitary form of the government](https://www.britannica.com/topic/unitary-state)** so the main difference between the both is the **federal form of government is not bound by the central government** to reply in any of the matters related to his own jurisdiction whereas the **Unitary form gives the power to the central government to ask any question to the state government in any of the matters.** \ **Features of this form of government** **Division of Powers** In a federal form of Government, the **powers are divided into two or more units** one is in central and the other is in multiple units as states or the provinces. Either the constitution of that country states what power one should have. **The first federal government** was employed in**[America](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/92985/how-is-the-president-of-america-elected)** and then in **Canada,** the American federal form of government was weak in nature whereas the **Canadian federal system is more powerful.** \ **Separate government** The federal form of government has the authority to act in a separate mode as the center can have its own jurisdiction in the matter and the states will have its own jurisdiction in its own method and the center **can’t force the state into any matter related to that states.** \ **[Written constitution](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution)** As the federal government has the divination of the powers among the states and the central. And no one is allowed to cross the boundaries of their jurisdiction, then it means they should have a w**ritten agreement** which can bound the both of them to act in their own jurisdiction only and **that written agreement is the constitution of that country.** \ **Rigid constitution** The federal form of government should adopt to be in a **flexible way** not the rigid nor the soft one because the constitution of any country is the sacred document. Under the shadow of which every people sleep. \ **Special judiciary** The **federalism of any country can be easily examined on the basis of its functioning of the judiciary**. It means how much the judiciary is active and has the independency determines the quality of the federalism. \ --- Original Source: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/94237/which-form-of-the-government-has-division-of-powers-and-independent-judiciary-as-the-important-characteristics Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.