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How Do Government Systems Distribute Power? Unitary, Confederation, & Federal

Why Do We Have Governments? All countries require governments to function. Governments provide laws, structure, public services, and national defense. There are different types of governments:

How Is Power Distributed/Shared? Federal, Confederation, Unitary UFC fighters!

Federal Government Power is Shared State Governments

Federal Governments of the World (All countries in green)

Unitary Government Unitary – a system in which the power is held by one central authority All power is given to one branch of government. Examples: France United Kingdom (U.K.) Sweden Spain Former Soviet Union

Unitary Government Central has ALL power State Governments

Unitary Governments of the World (All countries in blue)

Confederation Confederation - a system in which power is shared by an alliance or union of political organizations Independent states voluntarily work together for some common purpose and agree to certain limits on their freedom of action as a confederation. Examples: European Union

State/Local governments have ALL the power Confederation State/Local governments have ALL the power

Let’s Review Citizen Participation Autocracy? Saudi Arabia = AM Oligarchy? China Democracy? Two types of Democracies?

2 Democracies! Presidential-- a system of government in which the executive branch (president) exists separately from the legislature Citizens vote for leader Ex) Russia, US Parliamentary – citizens elect legislature, legislature selects the leader United Kingdom, Germany

What now? Finish study guide w/ notes and MB. **Look at #18!** Check and review MB p. 139-142. (Bundestag vs. Bundesrat, HoCommons vs. HoLords) Comparing Governments Chart & PPP