Other Comparable Relationships
Other situations exist where one state has power over another political unit. A dependent territory is an example of this, where an area has its own political system and often internal self-government, but does not have overall sovereignty. In a loose form of association, some sovereign states cede some power to other states, often in terms of foreign affairs and/or defense.
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“A woman’s asking for equality in the church would be comparable to a black person’s demanding equality in the Ku Klux Klan.”
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