Unitary, Confederation, Federal

Ways government systems distribute power: Unitary

• Local government holds all the power
• National government holds all the power
• Federal holds all the political power
• USA is a unitary system

In a unitary government system, most power is in the hands of the

• individual voters
• king and advisers
• local governments
• central government

Which country is an example of a unitary government system?

• Australia
• Lebanon
• Saudi Arabia
• United States

In a confederation government system, most of the power is in the hands of the

• legislature
• individual voters
• local governments
• central government

What is a weakness of a confederation government system?

• A confederation is very expensive
• Confederations are too large to rule effectively
• A confederation does not share power with its members
• The central government has only as much power as the local governments are willing to give

Which country is an example of a federal system of government?

• Iran
• United States
• Kuwait
• Saudi Arabia

A system in which the local governments have the most power

• Confederation
• Unitary
• Federal
• Oligarchy

Power is shared between national and local governments

• Confederation
• Unitary
• Federal
• Oligarchy

Central government holds all the power

• Confederation
• Unitary
• Federal
• Oligarchy

When only a small group of (few) people make all the decisions in the government

• Confederation
• Unitary
• Federal
• Oligarchy