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On the inside flap, draw an illustration that represents each type of government.
Write 1 or 2 facts about the government type.
Give an example of a country or organization in Southwest Asia with that type of government.
They are organized ways for creating laws/rules designed to protect the well-being of the general public and to help manage conflict.
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.
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
Federal Confederation Unitary
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
State Governments
Power is Shared
Unitary – a system in which the power is held by one central authority
All power is given to the one branch of government.
Examples:› Saudi Arabia› United Kingdom (U.K.)› Sweden› Spain› Former Soviet Union
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Central has ALL power
State Governments
• 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:- OPEC- League of Arab States- European Union
State/Local governments have ALL the power
• 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.
Image from Center of Civic Education. 2008