Types of Governments POWER DISTRIBUTION 5/23/2019 Bennifield

The student will compare and contrast various forms of government. STANDARD The student will compare and contrast various forms of government. 5/23/2019 Bennifield

How is power distributed in different forms of government? Essential Question How is power distributed in different forms of government? 5/23/2019 Bennifield

WHO HAS POWER? 5/23/2019 Bennifield

Distribution? One thing that a country has to decide is how to organize the government and distribute power. 5/23/2019 Bennifield

Governments in each country are different, but there are three main ways they are organized to spread their power. 5/23/2019 Bennifield

UNITARY All power in the central government Central government CAN delegate duties to smaller political units, but it still has the final say Stronger than federal central governments FRANCE JAPAN KENYA ITALY S. KOREA 5/23/2019 Bennifield

CONFEDERATION Loose alliance of countries or states Each country or state has final control of its own laws and citizens Central government only makes decisions on issues that affect the whole confederation Can be unstable because everyone wants to do their “own thing”. 5/23/2019 Bennifield

FEDERAL Divide power between central government and smaller units, like states Lower governments have a lot of power to handle local affairs Central government handles issues that concern the entire country MEXICO U.S. 5/23/2019 CANADA Bennifield BRAZIL

Unitary System Confederation Federal System WORD BANK FRANCE IS EXAMPLE LOOSE ALLIANCE POLITICAL UNITS CONTROL THEIR OWN LAWS CENTRAL GOVERNMENT DIVIDES POWER CENTRAL GOVERNMENT HAS ALL POWER UNITED STATES IS AN EXAMPLE 5/23/2019 Bennifield

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