Types of Government Distribution of Power Governments Power

Types of Government Distribution of Power

Governments - Power by Level n Some types use different levels of government to divide powers (not branches) n Unitary n Confederate n Federal

Unitary Governments n All power belongs to one single agency n If that agency wants to give away some powers n Power is usually given to other smaller local governments just to make it easier on the central agency

Example of Unitary Government n Great Britain n Parliament makes up the whole government n There are some local governments, but they were just created to make it easier on Parliament could eliminate these governments at any time

Federal Governments Also known as Federalism n Power is divided into levels - one central government and several local governments n No one level can gain more power without the consent of the other level n Each level has their own powers, and these cannot be changed without the consent of the people n Some powers are shared n

Example of Federal Governments n United n. One States central government (National) n. Several local government (States) n. Constitution divided powers between these two levels and this cannot change unless the

Confederate Government Alliance of several independent states n There is a Confederate Government that only gets powers that all states agree upon n Usually deals with international trade/ national defense n States are allowed to maintain their identities, but they also have the benefit of working with other states on common issues n

n n n Example of a Confederate States of America Separated from the United States during the Civil War 11 States wanted to be independent of the U. S. Government and have total control over their state. Created 1 constitution for all of the states They did this because they didn’t like the fact that the federal government had some powers over them