Read the following statement: A local province asks the national government to grant it power to control the waterways within its boundaries.

This statement can BEST be described as an example of

annexation
devolution
dissolution
irredentism
secession

I would say the answer is devolution.

Explanation:

Devolution is "the transfer of power from a national government to a regional (or subnational) government. In this case, the national gov't is devolving power to control the waterways within its boundaries to a local gov't. Hope this helps. :)

“i think it is very plausible that if there are five votes to end the death penalty, it could be with the people who are on the court right now,” - smith

so basically it is not clearly and consistently imposed