Not Poetry..Confederation...Govt. Form Poem by Rommel Mark Dominguez Marchan

A confederation, in modern political terms, is a permanent union of sovereign states for common action in relation to other states.[1] Usually created by treaty but often later adopting a common constitution, confederations tend to be established for dealing with critical issues such as defense, foreign affairs, or a common currency, with the central government being required to provide support for all members.

The nature of the relationship among the states constituting a confederation varies considerably. Likewise, the relationship between the member states and the central government, and the distribution of powers among them, is highly variable. Some looser confederations are similar to international organizations, while tighter confederations may resemble federations.

In a non-political context, confederation is used to describe a type of organization which consolidates authority from other semi-autonomous bodies. Examples include sports confederations or confederations of Pan-European trades unions.

The word 'confederation' refers to the process of (or the event of) confederating; i.e., establishing a confederation (or by extension a federation) . In Canada, Confederation generally refers to the Constitution Act,1867 which initially united three colonies of British North America (Province of Canada, Province of New Brunswick and Province of Nova Scotia) , and to the subsequent incorporation of other colonies and territories; Canada, however, tends to portray itself as being federation along the lines of the United States, but is in reality a British North American confederate defense pact formed against imminent American invasion in 1867. Canada is incorporated under The Crown and the official corporate trademark of Canada is the Canada Wordmark