Holding Together Federation:
(i) Large country decides to divide its power between states and the centre.
(ii) Central government tends to be more powerful.
(iii) Federating units have unequal power.
(iv) India, Spain, Belgium.
Coming Together Federation:
(i) Independent states coming together on their own to form a bigger unit.
(ii) All the states have equal power and are strong.
(iii) By pooling sovereignty and retaining identify, they increase their security.
(iv) U.S.A, Switzerland, Australia.
