federal · government
Ask Prometheusa system where a central authority and various regions share governing power through structured coordination
Federal (adjective) means: a system where a central authority and various regions share governing power through structured coordination. It emerges from government, region, central, power: the central authority and regional entities coordinate through shared rules and structured roles to form a cohesive governance system. In the EmergenceLexicon it sits at computed level 18, chaining down to the four foundations (space, time, energy, pattern).
Examples
- The U.S. Constitution established federal authority balanced with state powers through enumerated and reserved rights. institutions
- Switzerland’s 1848 federal constitution divided sovereignty between cantons and the national assembly in Bern. geography
- The European Union coordinates federal-style governance among 27 member states through the European Commission in Brussels. economics
Emergence
through: the central authority and regional entities coordinate through shared rules and structured roles to form a cohesive governance system
- shared authority
- structured autonomy
- cohesive rule enforcement
Chain to foundations
full chain as text (381 steps)
- federalL18
- governmentL17
- groupsL5
- lawL3
- peopleL6
- makeL4
- rulesL16
- lawL3
- orderL8
- regularL1
- controlL15
- reachL13
- feedbackL14
- setL9
- wallL8
- readL7
- seeL6
- informationL6
- entitiesL4
- persistL1
- wantL6
- patternL0
- spaceL0
- regionL6
- centralL4
- powerL14
- systemL5
- setsL3
- partL1
- structureL2
- interactionL2
- unitedL6
- shareL8
- variousL8
- governmentL17
Neighborhood
Concepts that depend on this one above; what it is built from below.
Relations
| is-a | system.organized | is-a |
| enables | power.energy | enables |