1. Types of Governments
POWER DISTRIBUTION
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2. The student will compare and contrast various forms of government.
STANDARD
The student will compare and contrast various forms of government.
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3. How is power distributed in different forms of government?
Essential Question
How is power distributed in different forms of government?
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4. WHO HAS POWER?
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5. Distribution?
One thing that a country has to decide is how to organize the government and distribute power.
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6. Governments in each country are different, but there are three main ways they are organized to spread their power.
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7. UNITARY All power in the central government
Central government CAN delegate duties to smaller political units, but it still has the final say
Stronger than federal central governments
FRANCE
JAPAN
KENYA
ITALY
S. KOREA
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10. CONFEDERATION Loose alliance of countries or states
Each country or state has final control of its own laws and citizens
Central government only makes decisions on issues that affect the whole confederation
Can be unstable because everyone wants to do their “own thing”.
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12. FEDERAL
Divide power between central government and smaller units, like states
Lower governments have a lot of power to handle local affairs
Central government handles issues that concern the entire country
MEXICO
U.S.
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BRAZIL

16. Unitary System Confederation Federal System WORD BANK
FRANCE IS EXAMPLE
LOOSE ALLIANCE
POLITICAL UNITS CONTROL THEIR OWN LAWS
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT DIVIDES POWER
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT HAS ALL POWER
UNITED STATES IS AN EXAMPLE
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