Question

Fill in the blanks: Dual citizenship is a feature of _____.
a. Unitary government
b. Parliamentary government
c. Presidential government
d. Federal government

Answer 1

Hint:
The concept of dual citizenship or dual nationality means that a person can be a citizen of the province(or state) and the country at the same time. Every country has its own citizenship laws.

Complete solution:
The federal form of the government provides the feature of dual citizenship to the people of the country. In the Federal state, a person is not only the citizen of the country but also of the particular state where the person is born or belongs to. Federal countries like the U.S.A and Switzerland have dual citizenship, known as federal/national citizenship.

In federalism, there are two or more levels (or tiers) of government. Different levels of government rule the same citizens, but each level has its own Jurisdiction in specific matters which are legislation, taxation and administration. The jurisdictions of the specific tiers of government are defined in the constitution. Hence, the existence and power of each tier of government are constitutionally guaranteed.

Hence, we can say that the federal system has dual objectives: one is to safeguard and promote the unity of the country, another is to accommodate regional diversity. Therefore, two aspects are important in order to practice federalism. Governments at different tiers should agree to some regulations of power-sharing. They should trust that each level would abide by its part of the agreement. Mutual trust and agreement to live together: these two are the aspects of an ideal federal system.


Hence, the correct answer is option D.

Note:
 Remember that in federalism the fundamental provisions of the constitution cannot be unilaterally changed by only one tier of the government. These types of changes require the consent of both the tiers of the government. However, courts have the power to interpret the constitution. In this case, the supreme or highest court acts as an umpire if disputes take place between different tiers of government in the exercise of their respective powers.