| Indian Federalism | American Federalism |
| 1. Single citizenship. | 1. Dual citizenship |
| 2. Single judiciary | 2. Dual judiciary |
| 3. Uniformity in fundamental, civil and criminal laws. | 3. A duality of legal codes. |
| 4. A common All India Civil Service to main important posts. | 4. A duality of services. |
| 5. No matter of difficulty for a citizen who moved from state to state. | 5. Difficult for a citizen who moved from state to state. |
| 6. India has a parliamentary form of government. | 6. America has a presidential form of government. |
| 7. In India the Loksabha (Lower house) is more powerful. | 7. In America the House of Senate (Upper house) is more powerful. |
| 8. Indian constitution is a rigid and flexible. | 8. American constitution is a only rigid constitution. |
| 9. In India president is nominal head. | 9. In America president has supreme power. |
