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1 Comparative Government Systems
Unitary States

2 Unitary States “Top Down” organization of authority
Traditional model of organizing and interpreting political power Highly centralized World’s most common political arrangement Includes absolute monarchies and dictatorships constitutional monarchies republics E.g. The United Kingdom, France, Texas

3 “Citizens” (subjects)
Dictatorship The simplest form of unitary state Probably the oldest model of expressing power Top-down authority Direct Indirect Totalitarian dictatorship Exerts power through active repression Affects all segments of society Authoritarian dictatorship Generally fails to exert power except to crush opposition Dictator Policy ministries “Citizens” (subjects)

4 Absolute Monarchy Crown ‘nobles’ curiae ministers
Structurally similar to dictatorship Slightly more complex Resembles Hobbes’ sovereign Crown appoints offices ‘nobles’: hereditary landowners Curiae: courts Ministers: policy advisors and administrators Officers govern subjects Sovereign may be limited By social contract By previous sovereign decrees Agreements with subjects Subjects may petition To ‘nobles’ To courts (curiae) To policy ministers To crown directly Crown ‘nobles’ curiae ministers subjects

5 Constitutional Monarchy
A form of unitary state Sovereignty rests with a king or queen A parliament derives its authority from the sovereign Parliament administers policy to subjects Subjects may elect members to parliament E.g. United Kingdom, Spain, Norway, Nepal (since 2006) Crown Parliament District A District B District C subjects subjects subjects

6 The United Kingdom after 1814
The United Kingdom in 1770 The United Kingdom after 1814 Crown House of Lords PM England cabinet Scotland Wales House of Commons Policy ministries County delegates Crown Charters subjects Companies

7 Unitary Republic Central Government Another Unitary State
Sovereignty may rest with citizens with a central government or both Citizens elect central government Government administers policy to citizens either Directly through administrative districts District officers may also be elected Most states in the US are unitary republics District A District B District C Citizens Citizens Citizens

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