In a federal system, the central (or federal) government has much more authority than in a confederal system. The central government controls more trade policy, and makes decisions about policy areas that involve interactions between states (such as highway systems).
Nationality is a legal relationship between an individual person and a state. Nationality affords the state jurisdiction over the person and affords the person the protection of the state. What these rights and duties are vary from state to state.
People of different nationalities. People of different nationalities. Nationality is the state of being part of a nation whether by birth or naturalization or ties to a specific nation. 1  An example of nationality is German to a German person born in Germany.2  An example of nationality is Italian to a person with Italian roots born in the United States.oun. 1  The status of belonging to a particular nation by origin, birth, or naturalization. 2  A people having common origins or traditions and often constituting a nation. 3  Existence as a politically autonomous entity; national independence. 4  National character. 5  Nationalism.