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 * Good morning to Don Tracy. -- Calif.DonTracy (talk) 16:17, 12 March 2018 (UTC)

-- Calif.DonTracy (talk) 15:29, 22 March 2018 (UTC)
 * History of federalism: Actually the word federal comes from a religious use meaning the “foederal“ relation between a person and god which implies a kind of covenant. It later gained the political connotations of a league, treaty, or alliance. For example, the Baltic League formed a federal relation for benefits of trade and commerce around the Baltic Ocean or the Hanseatic League was a federal relation between city states of northern Germany. The Swiss Cantons aligned together into a federal republic starting in 1291 that they later renamed in the 1600’s as the Swiss Confederacy - that is still the official name today even though political scientists call it a federation and not a confederation. The Warsaw Confederation in 1573 was the first counter government to be formed as an anti-monarchy. The Frenchman Jean Bodin wrote “Six Books of the Republic” in 1576 that is the first discussion on the topic of federalism as a theory and as a form of government. Then a Calvinist German named Johannes Althusias became known as the father of modern federalism based on two books: “Politica”(1601) and "Dicaeologicae"(1617). Next was the German named Samuel Pufendorf who wrote many texts on politics including federalism that all influenced the founding fathers of the American Revolution. Another major influence on the US founders was the history and events starting in 1588 of The Federal Dutch Republic of Seven United Provinces that served as the model for the Federal Republic of the United States of America. Another influential event was the history of the New England Confederation started in 1643 and lasted until 1684.