1. Unitary - One central government controls weaker states
Unitary - One central government controls weaker states. Power is not shared between states, counties, or provinces.
Confederation - A weak or loose organization of states that agree to follow a central government. Each state makes its own laws and the central government is only concerned about defense and trade.
Federal - Power is shared by a powerful central government and states or provinces that have self-rule, usually through their own legislatures.

5. Local/
State
Gov’t
Central Gov’t
Local/
State
Gov’t
Central Gov’t
UNITARY
CONFEDERATION
Central
Gov’t
Local/
State
Gov’t
FEDERATION

6. How Citizens Participate
Oligarchic - Rule by few.
Oligarchy is a form of government where political power rests with a small elite segment of society. Could be by wealth, family or military powers.

7. Autocratic - Having and exercising
complete political power and control.
Absolute power

8. Democracy - Government ruled by the people

9. Citizen Participation
Autocratic
Democratic 10
Oligarchic

10. (Democracy is a government ruled by the people)
2 Forms of Democracy
Presidential democracy is a system of government where an executive branch is separate from the legislature
(Democracy is a government ruled by the people)

11. Parliamentary democracy: a democracy having a parliament
(Democracy is a government ruled by the people)