How Do Government Systems Distribute Power Unitary Confederation
How Do Government Systems Distribute Power? Unitary, Confederation, & Federal
Why Do We Have Governments? They are organized ways for creating laws/rules designed to protect the well-being of the general public and to help manage conflict.
They determine the power structure (who has the power) within a country. In some countries, only one person or party maintains centralized control of the government, while in other countries power is shared between individuals and factions.
Why Do We Have Governments? All countries require governments to function. Governments provide laws, structure, public services, and national defense. There are different types of governments: democracies republics monarchies dictatorships
Distribution of Power Distribution of power refers to how power is divided, shared, or dominated over by certain parts of a government Who has the power? The king? The people? Representatives of the people? The president? There are Three types of Power Distribution
How Is Power Shared? Unitary Confederation Federal
# 1 Unitary- government in which the power is held by one central authority.
UNITARY All decision making = CENTRAL GOVERNMENT 2. Decisions flow from central/national government to towns, cities, counties, and local entities. 3. There is a uniformity in the decisions and they apply equally across the country. 1.
Unitary Government Examples: › Saudi Arabia › United Kingdom (U. K. ) › Sweden › Spain › Former Soviet Union
Unitary Government Central has ALL power State Governments
UNITARY Regional Authority Central Authority Regional Authority
UNITARY Ohio Georgia Washington, DC Kentucky Nebraska
Unitary Governments of the World (All countries in blue)
# 2 Confederation- Voluntary associations of independent states that, to secure some common purpose, agree to certain limitations to their freedom. In other words, state/countries are all independent, but get together for the benefit of all of them once and a while Flag of the European Union
CONFEDERATION All decision making/power = STATES 2. States make decisions, central government can only do what states allow it to do 1.
Confederation • Independent states voluntarily work together for some common purpose and agree to certain limits on their freedom of action as a confederation. • Examples: - OPEC - League of Arab States - European Union
CONFEDERATION Regional Authority Central Authority Regional Authority
CONFEDERATION Florida Georgia Washington DC California South Carolina
Confederation State/Local governments have ALL the power
#3 Federal- power is divided between one central and several regional authorities
FEDERAL Combination of Unitary and Confederation All decision making/power = shared between central and state governments.
Federal Government Federal– Power is shared by a powerful central government and the state or local governments. States or provinces are given considerable self rule, usually through their own legislatures. Examples: › United States › Israel › Germany
FEDERAL Regional Authority Central Authority Regional Authority
FEDERAL Maine Georgia Washington, DC Michigan Oregon
Federal Government Power is Shared State Governments
Federal Governments of the World (All countries in green)
SO… Federal Governments distribute power by… ◦ Sharing the power equally between central and local governments. Unitary Governments distribute power by… ◦ Giving all the power to the central government, the central government tells local governments what to do Confederation Governments distribute power by… ◦ Giving most or all the power to local governments. The central government is only allowed to do what the local governments say is okay.
How is the power distributed politically?
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