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Government Distribution of Power
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High School Diploma Social Studies Mind Map on Government Distribution of Power, created by Niat Habtemariam on 06/02/2014.
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Government Distribution of Power
Unitary
Power is held by one Central Authority
Centralized Government; with powers that belong to one central agency
Local Units (regional authority) of government have powers only given to them by the national government
Strong central government holds key powers
Federal
Power is divided between one central and several regional aurthorities
National-State-Local Governments... act directly on the people through their own sets of laws, officials, and ageinces
NOT CHECKS AND BALANCES OR SEPARATION OF POWERS (Don't get them confused)
United States has this type of Government Distribution of Power
Confederation
Voluntary association of independent states that often delegate a few powers to the central authority
Secure some common purpose
Agree to certain limitations on thieir freedom of action
States retain considerable independence.
An alliance of independent states
Has the powers to handle only those matters that the member states have assigned to it (limited powers).
States must cooperate in matters of a common concern.
Less Binding than a federation
WORST TYPE OF GOVERNMENT POWER DISTRIBUTION
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