uge amount of influence on the rest of the world. In conclusion federalism is based on dual representation, first at the regional level, and then again at the federal level. It is through this dual system that the nation can achieve nationalism by controlling some powers at the national level, and the nation can enforce regional representation by having local government to look after regional issues. Works Cited:Forbes, H.D. Canadian Political Thought, Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1988.Jackson, Robert J., Doreen Jackson, Political Science: Comperative and World Politics, third ed., Scarborough, Ontario, Prentice Hall, 1997.Marchak, Patricia M., Ideological Perspectives on Canada, Toronto, McGraw-Hill Ryerson Limited, 1975.Wijemanne, Adrian, Nationalism, Federalism, and Realism, 1997. http://www.eng.carleton.ca/-/sutha/analysis/fed_nat.htmlWinchester, David, Constitutionalism Lecture, November 21, 1999Diamon and Wright, History of US federalism1996 http://w3.satelin.net/-kala/fed/history/html...