A disadvantage of this government structure is that because its member states are not obligated to uphold its decisions, it seems like unanimous consent has to be reached for anything to get done at all.

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Confederated
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The government structure you are describing is a Confederated government. In a confederation, member states retain a high degree of autonomy and may only agree to work together on specific issues. As a result, achieving unanimous consent can be challenging, and this can lead to inefficiencies in decision-making and governance.