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GOVERNMENT

GOVERNMENT. STRUCTURE. How is power divided? Unitary Federation Confederation. UNITARY. Unitary – The central government makes laws for the entire nation; local governments have very limited power. FEDERATION.

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GOVERNMENT

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  1. GOVERNMENT

  2. STRUCTURE How is power divided? • Unitary • Federation • Confederation

  3. UNITARY • Unitary – The central government makes laws for the entire nation; local governments have very limited power.

  4. FEDERATION • Federation – central government shares power with local governments; central gov’t sets the minimums of what the locals can control.

  5. CONFEDERATION • Confederation – the central power is given specific powers by the local governments.

  6. AUTHORITY • Who has the power in the government? • Dictatorship • Democracy • Theocracy

  7. DICTATORSHIP • Dictatorship – power is concentrated in a small group (sometimes a single person)

  8. OLIGARCHY • A dictatorship run by a small group of people.

  9. MONARCHY • A dictatorship where the “power” passes down through the blood line.

  10. CONSTITUTIONAL MONARCHY • A legislative body has the true power, and the monarch is just a figurehead.

  11. THEOCRACY • The ruling power is a religious leader/organization

  12. DEMOCRACY • The citizens have the power • Direct – citizens vote on every thing • Representative – citizens elect someone to represent their views

  13. DIRECT DEMOCRACY • The citizens actually vote themselves on the specific issues • Sometimes use a plebiscite

  14. REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY • The citizens elect representative to vote for them on government issues.

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