1. How Do Government Systems Distribute Power?
Unitary, Confederation, & Federal
Thanks to Ms. Bennett
Lanier Middle School

2. So why do we need governments anyways?...
Discuss with your elbow partner.

3. Why Do We Have Governments?
All countries require governments to function.
Governments provide laws, structure, public services, and national defense.

4. Federal, Confederation, Unitary
How Is Power Shared?

5. Federal Government
Federal– Power is shared by a powerful central government and the state or local governments.
States or provinces are given considerable self rule, usually through their own legislatures.
Examples:
United States
Russia
Germany

6. Federal Government
Power is Shared
State Governments

7. Federal Governments of the World (All countries in green)

8. Unitary Government
Unitary – a system in which the power is held by one central authority
All power is given to one branch of government.
Examples:
France
United Kingdom (U.K.)
Sweden
Spain
Former Soviet Union

9. Unitary Government
Central has ALL power
State Governments

10. Unitary Governments of the World (All countries in blue)

11. Confederation
Confederation - a system in which power is shared by an alliance or union of political organizations
Independent states voluntarily work together for some common purpose and agree to certain limits on their freedom of action as a confederation.
Examples:
European Union
Switzerland

12. State/Local governments have ALL the power
Confederation
State/Local governments have ALL the power

13. How Governments Share Power
CONFEDERATION
FEDERAL
UNITARY
ALL CONTROL AT LOCAL LEVEL
ALL CONTROL AT CENTRAL (NATIONAL) LEVEL
CENTRAL (NATIONAL) AND LOCAL SHARE POWER

14. Let’s Talk About IT!
Let’s get in groups of three.
Number yourselves one, two, and three.
Ones explain to the twos and threes how a unitary government system distributes power.
Twos explain to the ones and threes how a confederation government system distributes power.
Threes explain to the ones and twos how a federal government system distributes power.

15. How is the power distributed politically?

16. Distribution of Power Awards
Your task:
Create an award that will go with each of the three ways that government systems distribute power
Write the award and also include a brief description of why the award was given.
For example: “Most Likely to Back Each Other Up In A War”
Confederate System -- The member countries have alliances with each other.

17. Fold Your Paper Into 6 Squares:
Government System
Award & Reason
Federal
Confederation
“Most Likely to Back Each Other Up In A War”
--Member countries form an alliance
Unitary