Imagine the hypothetical kingdom of Gondor. In this mythical land there is a central city with a king and what passes for a national government. The rest of the kingdom is split into different states, each ruled by its own government. Because of the difficulty involved in traveling around the kingdom, the national government does little except collect a few taxes and maintain the roads. Otherwise, most of the power in Gondor is held by the states themselves. Gondor is an example of what kind of government?

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Cale Andrews

24 May, 21:00

Imagine the hypothetical kingdom of Gondor. In this mythical land there is a central city with a king and what passes for a national government. The rest of the kingdom is split into different states, each ruled by its own government. Because of the difficulty involved in traveling around the kingdom, the national government does little except collect a few taxes and maintain the roads. Otherwise, most of the power in Gondor is held by the states themselves. Gondor is an example of what kind of government?

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Howard Buck · Answer 1

Answer: Confederal Governments

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Kingdom of Gondor is an example of confederation or confederal Government. A confederation is known as a group of sovereign states that are united for achieving objective of enforcing common action that are often in regards to several other states. Confederations is usually achieved in order to deal with issues, such as foreign relations, defense, currency or internal trade, where federal government is required to support its members.