1. 3.2 Systems of Government

2. What do all governments have in common?
All governments (yes, even monarchies and dictatorships) have the same three powers of government:
Legislative
Executive
Judicial
How the government organizes or hands out that power is how we can tell them apart.

3. Federal System of Government
A system of government where power is shared between a central government and states or provinces
Example:
The United States
Argentina

4. Unitary System of Government
A system of government where almost all power is controlled by the central government.
Example:
Japan

5. Parliamentary System of Government
A system of government where the legislative (law- making) group has power and the leader of the country is part of the legislature
Example:
United Kingdom
New Zealand

6. Confederal System of Government
A system of government where power is given to the independent states and there is little power given to the central government
Example:
The United States under the Articles of
The European Union
Confederation