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The paper explains that the United States, Mexico and Canada are all federations, in each country there exists a central federal government and provincial/state governments. However, the paper discusses how the powers of these respective levels of government differ in the three countries. In the United States over the past century the federal government has grown stronger, and the states weaker, in Mexico, the federal government dominated for much of the century, due to the authoritarian rule of the PRI party, however, more recently, as PRI has been weakened, the Mexican states have been growing in power, and in Canada, there has been a steady decentralization of power from the federal government to the provinces over recent decades.

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"What are some defining characteristics of the three political systems? The United States, Mexico and Canada are all federations. By this is meant that in each country there exists a central federal government and provincial/state governments. However, the powers of these respective levels of government differ in the three countries. In the United States over the past century the federal government has grown stronger, and the states weaker. In Mexico, the federal government dominated for much of the century, due to the authoritarian rule of the PRI party. However, more..."

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