Unitary & FederalGovernment

Unitary Government

A unitary state is a state governed as one single unit in which the central government is supreme and any administrative divisions exercise only powers that their central government chooses to delegate. The great majority of states in the world have a unitary system of government.

In a unitary state, subnational units are created and abolished and their powers may be broadened and narrowed, by the central government through a process known as devolution.

Unitary Government

Uniform policies, laws, political, enforcement, administration throughout the country

Better tax handling abilities Simpler management of an economy Smaller Government Less duplication of services and fewer conflicts

between national and local governments Greater unity and stability

Unitary Gov’t: Advantages

• Slow government response• Central government out of touch with

local concerns• An incredibly divisive form of

government• Huge bureaucracy

Unitary Gov’t: Disadvantages

Federal Government

Federalism is a political concept in which a group of members are bound together by covenant with a governing representative head.

The term "federalism" is also used to describe a system of government in which sovereignty is constitutionally divided between a central governing authority and constituent political units (such as states or provinces).

Federal Government

A federal government is one in which the powers of government are divided between a central government and several local governments. Both levels of government act directly on the people through their own sets of laws, officials, and agencies.

Federal Government

Federations may be multi-ethnic and cover a large area of territory although neither is necessarily the case.

The initial agreements create a stability that encourages other common interests, the purpose can be the will to solve mutual problems and to provide for mutual defense.

Federal Government

Component states are in some sense sovereign, certain powers are reserved to them that may not be exercised by the central government.

The component states of a federation usually possess no powers in relation to foreign policy, and so they enjoy no independent status under international law.

Federal Government

Security and taxation are handled as one Freedom to adopt policies which may not be

followed nationally Division of work between central and regional

governments leads to optimum utilization of resources

Local governments handle local problems Central government can devote more time and

energy to national and international problems

Federal Gov’t: Advantages

Too many elected representatives with overlapping roles may also lead to corruption

Leads to unnecessary competition between different regions

Promotes regional inequalities The gap between rich and poor states

widens, does not eliminate poverty Disputes over power/national supremacy

versus state’s rights

Federal Gov’t: Disadvantages

Unitary Government

The central government may be the supreme authority.

Federal Government

The constitution is the supreme. It determines the powers between the two sets of government, both of which are equal before the constitution.

Unitary vs Federal

Unitary Government

There is not such constitutional division of powers.

Federal Government

There is a constitutional division of powers between the central and unit-governments.

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Unitary Government

Local government in a unitary system are subordinate to the centre.

Federal Government

Units are independent of centre in their own spheres

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Unitary Government

A unitary government may have unwritten are flexible constitution.

Federal Government

The state among the number of coordinating bodies each originated in and controlled by the constitution.

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Unitary Government

Judiciary in the unitary form does not possess any such powers.

Federal Government

Judiciary plays a vital part in administration

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WHY?– Rationale:

“…the federalization of the Republic would speed up the development of the entire nation and help dissipate the causes of the insurgency throughout the land, particularly, the centuries-old Moro rebellions.” 

Federal Government in PH?

WHY?We should take federal kind of

government. Philippines would take a period of no less than 10 years to make a successful transition to federalism,according to Jose Abueva, former president of UP.

Federal Government in PH?

We should take federal kind of government. Philippines would take a period of no less than 10 years to make a successful transition to federalism,according to Jose Abueva, former president of UP.

Federal Government in PH?