WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -confederation, primarily any league or union of people or bodies of people. The term in modern political use is generally confined to a permanent union of sovereign states for certain common purposes-e.g., the German Confederation established by the Congress of Vienna in 1815.

Detailed explanation-2: -A confederal (confederation) system of government exists where several states have aligned with each other into a nation for a specific purpose, and each state agrees to act in a certain manner toward each other, while each independent state retains the majority of the power within its borders.

Detailed explanation-3: -"Confederation” refers to the process of (or the event of) establishing or joining the Canadian federal state.

Detailed explanation-4: -Confederation thus came to mean a union of sovereign states in which the emphasis is laid on the autonomy of each constituent body, whereas federation implies a union of states in which the supremacy of the common government is recognized.