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How do government systems distribute power?

How do government systems distribute power?. SS7CG4.a . Distribution of Power . Unitary Confederation Federal. Unitary. Central government holds nearly all power Local governments (states, counties) are under the control of the central gov’t

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How do government systems distribute power?

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  1. How do government systems distribute power? SS7CG4.a

  2. Distribution of Power • Unitary • Confederation • Federal

  3. Unitary • Central government holds nearly all power • Local governments (states, counties) are under the control of the central gov’t • Central gov’t can change the way local gov’ts operate or eliminate them completely • Officials make and enforce laws w/o regard for local gov’ts • Monarchies are an example of a unitary gov’t • Saudi Arabia is a monarchy with a unitary gov’t

  4. Confederation • Local gov’ts hold all of the power • Central gov’t depends on the local gov’t for its existence • Central gov’t only has power the local gov’t gives it (weakness) • Some organizations are run like a confederation • League of Arab States • OPEC

  5. Federal • Power is shared among different levels of gov’t such as central and local • Power is divided into national gov’ts and state gov’ts • Israel is a federal gov’t

  6. Summary Questions • Who holds most of the power in a unitary government? • Which Middle East country is an example of a unitary gov’t? • Who holds most of the power in a confederation? • What are examples of confederations in the Middle East? • What is a weakness of a confederate gov’t? • Which Middle East country is an example of a federal gov’t?

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