Distribution of Power

Which system of government is best for countries with diverse populations?

• Unitary System

• Federal System

• Confederal System

• Supranational Organizations

Power hierarchy: Constitution > Regional governments > Central governments > Citizens

• Unitary System

• Federal System

• Confederal System

• Supranational Organizations

The reason why the Confederal system isn't used in today's world is because:

• Policies that work well in one region might not work as well in another

• Power is too decentralized in the central government to bring security and unity to the nation

• It can be a patchwork of competing laws from region to region

• Unstable periods of growth such as recessions, or slowdowns, in business and employment

Power hierarchy: Constitution > Central government > Regional government > Citizens

• Unitary System

• Federal System

• Confederal System

• Supranational Organizations

Advantage of Unitary system:

• Allows states to unite for some purposes without giving up power to run their own affairs

• Officials working at the national level cannot know the needs of every town and village

• Promotes national unity by having all parts of a country follow the same laws and policies

• Members have benefits of union worth the cost of sharing some power with the union

India has more than 1,000 different languages and dialects. Which system of government, in theory, would fit this country best?

• Unitary System

• Federal System

• Confederal System

• Supranational Organizations

Which system of government is this?

• Unitary System

• Federal System

• Confederal System

• Supranational System

Government power is exercised at a minimum of two levels:

• prefectural

• national

• regional

• international

Power hierarchy: Constitution > Central governments & Regional governments > Citizens

• Unitary System

• Federal System

• Confederal System

• Supranational Organizations

Which system of government has power that resides mainly in the regions, which are independent states?