SS.7.CG.3.2 Review

In this system of government, all power is concentrated in a strong, central government.

• Confederal

• Federal

• Unitary

• Parliamentary

In this system of government, the majority of the power lies in individual state governments loosely connected by a weak central government.

• Confederal

• Federal

• Unitary

• Parliamentary

In this system of government, power is shared between a strong central government and strong state governments.

• Confederal

• Federal

• Unitary

• Parliamentary

What system of government does this picture represent?

• Confederal

• Federal

• Unitary

• Parliamentary

What system of government does this picture represent?

• Confederal

• Federal

• Unitary

• Parliamentary

What system of government does this picture represent?

• Confederal

• Federal

• Unitary

• Parliamentary

Where does the power lie in a unitary government?

• States

• Shared b/w state & central

• National

• Parliament

Where does the power lie in a confederal government?

• States

• Shared b/w state & central

• National

• Parliament

Where does the power lie in a federal government?

• States

• Shared b/w state & central

• National

• Parliament

How is a unitary system of government different from a federal system of government?

• The states in a unitary government are quite powerful, but states in a federal government are fairly weak.

• A unitary government is broken into three branches, but a federal government only has one branch.

• More levels of government exist in a unitary government than in a federal government.

• The national government is more powerful in a unitary government than in a federal government.