1. AP Day 42

2. Starter Write reading quiz in box Pull out reading guide
Pull out half-sheet of paper and label it:
Political Quiz

3. Supranationalism
Federal
Unitary
Devolution
Municipalities
Gerrymandering

4. POLITICAL ECONOMIC League of Nations United Nations (UN)
Supranationalism: When sovereign countries give up portions of their power to form an international organization. Can be for multiple purposes (economic, political, etc.)
POLITICAL
ECONOMIC
League of Nations
United Nations (UN)
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
European Union (EU)
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)

5. Sovereign State (Country)
Supranationalism
Sovereign State (Country)
Individual Regions (State/Territories, Counties, Municipalities)

6. Municipalities: a city, town, or other district possessing corporate existence and usually its own local government.
Devolution: Transfer of power from national government to local governments (states/municipalities) and follows regional lines
Very peaceful process! Not like balkanization or forced change of power

7. UNITARY FEDERAL Difference between…. Power is in a central government
Ex: Most of Western Europe, China, Iran
Power distributed along a hierarchy of more local to more national control
Ex: United States, Mexico, Russia, Nigeria

8. Green = Federal Blue = Unitary

9. Flow of Power Federal Unitary Local Local Central Government

11. Simplified Flow Chart Yes Yes Federal No Unitary No
Do the subunits have any power of their own (autonomy)?
Yes
Yes
Federal No
Does the country have sub-units? No
Unitary

12. Unitary Pros Cons Single and decisive governing body Cost-efficient
Smaller government
Slow to respond
More power in hands of few
Foreign issues more important than local

13. A federal system has a constitutional (formal) division of power between national and subnational levels of government, while in unitary systems, all the power is constitutionally (formally) given to the national government. include any of the following: • In a unitary system, devolution may occur, and subnational levels of government may have regional autonomy, but these powers may be rescinded by the national government. In a federal system, regional autonomy is constitutionally (formally) protected. • In a unitary system, powers held by subnational levels of government are delegated by the central government, and no powers are reserved to the subnational level. In a federal system, subnational levels of government have separate, formally reserved powers.

14. GerryMandering
a practice intended to establish a political advantage for a particular party or group by manipulating district boundaries.

16. Gerrymandered US Congressional District or Rorschach Inkblot?

17. Gerrymandered US Congressional District or Rorschach Inkblot?

18. Gerrymandered US Congressional District or Rorschach Inkblot?

19. Gerrymandered US Congressional District or Rorschach Inkblot?

20. Gerrymandered US Congressional District or Rorschach Inkblot?

21. Gerrymandered US Congressional District or Rorschach Inkblot?

23. Unitary, Federal, and Confederations Youtube Video