Systems of Government Vocabulary

A system of government in which the power to make and execute laws is held by a parliament and parliament chooses the leader (executive).

• UNITARY

• FEDERAL/FEDERALISM

• CONFEDERAL

• PARLIAMENTARY

a system of government in which power is divided between a national government and various state governments.

• Parliamentary

• Confederal

• Federal/Federalism

• Unitary

a system of government where the central government is supreme, and the localized governments can exercise only powers that the central government has delegated to them.

• Parliamentary

• Unitary

• Confederal

• Federal/Federalism

a system of government where the vast majority of political power rests with the state governments; the central federal government has very little power.

• confederal

• parliamentary

• unitary

• federal/federalism

Scenario 1: The power of government is held with the legislative body, with a Prime Minister in charge.

• Parliamentary

• Federal/Federalism

• Unitary

• Confederal

The Articles of Confederation would fall under which system of government?

• Confederal

• Parliamentary

• Federal/Federalism

• Unitary

Under which system of government does the states have most of the power?

• confederal

• unitary

• federal/federalism

• parliamentary

Scenario 3: The power of government is SHARED between the central (national) government and the states.

• Unitary

• Federal/Federalism

• Parliamentary

• Confederal

Which system of government SHARES power between the states and the central (national) government.

• confederal

• unitary

• federal/federalism

• parliamentary

Scenario 4: Government power is held with the central (national) government.

• unitary

• parliamentary

• federal/federalism

• confederal