1. Federalism in Iraq Calls for federalism. Ethnic diversity as a reason to establish Iraqi federal state. Federalism in the Iraqi Constitution. Economical challenges.

2. Calls for federalism in Iraq 1.The Kurdish Experience(1991) 2.The Shiti Apprising. 3.Avoid the Threat of a Central Powerful Government. 4.The Transitional Administration Law. 5.The New Iraqi constitution 2005.

3. The Raise of Ethnic Question Iraq fulfils all conditions for pervasive and conflictual politicization of ethnicity. (multi-national, multi-ethnic and multi religious) Domination of minority in the political scene. Many prefer to establish federal state based on nationality rather than ethnicity or religion.

4. Federalism in the history of the Iraqi constitution First Iraqi Constitution(1925). Monarchy was the frame of the ruling system in Iraq. The Republic Revolution(1958) " provisional constitution" designed to legitimize the successive regimes that promulgated the documents. Minorities rights were explicitly mentioned. The Bath party governing leadership" in 1968. 1. Aprovisional constitution was set,the constitution stated that all authority rested in the party and the revolution "Al Thawra“. The constitution also acknowledged the Arabs and the Kurds as two equal nationalities within the Iraqi union. The Transitional Administration law. The New Iraqi constitutionOctober 2005. Article one: The Republic of Iraq I an independent, sovereign nation and the system of rule is a democratic, federal, representative (parliamentary) republic.

5. Economical challenges The former regime inheritance. Sustainable development obstacles. a. poverty. b. Corruption C Occupation and Blockade. d. Absence of Democracy e.discrimination f. Education and literate level.