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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.

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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.

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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

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Federal Confederation Unitary

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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

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State Governments

Power is Shared

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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

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• 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

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State/Local governments have ALL the power

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• 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.

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Image from Center of Civic Education. 2008