1. Unitary, Confederation, & Federal

2.  They are organized ways for creating laws/rules designed to protect the well-being of the general public and to help manage conflict.

3.  They determine the power structure (who has the power) within a country.  In some countries, only one person or party maintains centralized control of the government, while in other countries power is shared between individuals and factions.

4.  All countries require governments to function.  Governments provide laws, structure, public services, and national defense.  There are different types of governments:  democracies  republics  monarchies  dictatorships

5.  Distribution of power refers to how power is divided, shared, or dominated over by certain parts of a government  Who has the power?  The king? The people? Representatives of the people? The president?  There are Three types of Power Distribution

6.  Unitary  Confederation  Federal

7.  Unitary- government in which the power is held by one central authority.

8. 1. All decision making = CENTRAL GOVERNMENT 2. Decisions flow from central/national government to towns, cities, counties, and local entities. 3. There is a uniformity in the decisions and they apply equally across the country.

9. Examples: › Saudi Arabia › United Kingdom (U.K.) › Sweden › Spain › Former Soviet Union

10. Central has ALL power State Governments

11. Central Authority Regional Authority UNITARY

12. Washington, DC Georgia Nebraska Kentucky Ohio UNITARY

14.  Confederation- Voluntary associations of independent states that, to secure some common purpose, agree to certain limitations to their freedom.  In other words, state/countries are all independent, but get together for the benefit of all of them once and a while Flag of the European Union

15. 1. All decision making/power = STATES 2. States make decisions, central government can only do what states allow it to do

16. Independent states voluntarily work together for some common purpose and agree to certain limits on their freedom of action as a confederation. Examples: -OPEC -League of Arab States -European Union

17. Central Authority Regional Authority CONFEDERATION

18. Washington DC Georgia South Carolina CaliforniaFlorida CONFEDERATION

19. State/Local governments have ALL the power

20.  Federal - power is divided between one central and several regional authorities

21.  Combination of Unitary and Confederation  All decision making/power = shared between central and state governments.

22.  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 › Israel › Germany

23. Central Authority Regional Authority FEDERAL

24. Washington, DC GeorgiaOregon Michigan Maine FEDERAL

25. State Governments Power is Shared

27.  Federal Governments distribute power by… ◦ Sharing the power equally between central and local governments.  Unitary Governments distribute power by… ◦ Giving all the power to the central government, the central government tells local governments what to do  Confederation Governments distribute power by… ◦ Giving most or all the power to local governments. The central government is only allowed to do what the local governments say is okay.