Is federalism the same as imperialism?

Franz Ferdinand was an advocate of increased federalism and widely believed to favor trialism.

And what is trialism??

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Trialism really has nothing to do with federalism.

No, federalism and imperialism are not alike but can both be part of the politial philosophy of a country. The US is both a federalism and exhibits imperialistic attitudes.

http://www.cas.sc.edu/poli/courses/scgov/History_of_Federalism.htm
http://www.michaelparenti.org/Imperialism101.html
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