Forms of government
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Forms of Government
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Forms of Government
3 Levels of Government
•Local Government
•State Government
•National Government
3 Levels of Government
• Local Government
• Responsible for city and county
• Addresses smaller issues that affect people in a town, city or county.
• Does not handle ANYTHING with foreign countries.
3 Levels of Government
• State Government
• Responsible for the State, such as Maryland
• Addresses larger issues that affect the people of a specific state.
3 Levels of Government
• National Government
• Responsible for the entire country
• Addresses major issues that affect EVERYBODY.
• Works with foreign countries on just about everything.
Power Systems
•3 systems for allocating power between Local, State, and National Governments
•Unitary, Confederate, and Federal.
•The US has a federal system.
Government Systems
• Unitary System
• Majority of power is given to National Gov.
• States have NO power.
• Advantage: efficient decision making
• Disadvantage: national government doesn’t know local needs.
Unitary Government
Government Systems
•Confederate System / Confederacy
•Most power is with States
•National still exists w/ low power
•Advantages: small states know what their people need.
•Disadvantages: States don’t work together and small size means weak defense.
Confederate Government
Government Systems
•Federal System / Federalism
•Power is SHARED between state and national government
•Advantage: More money, more ideas, more ways to address issues.
•Disadvantage: States MUST follow national laws, and two power sources = arguments.
Federal Government
UnitaryUnitary ConfederatConfederatee
FederalFederal
LocalLocal
StateState
NationalNational
Who has the power?
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x
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Unitary Confederate Federal
Advantage
Dis-advantage
efficient decision making
small states know what their people
need
More money, more ideas,
more ways to address issues
national government
doesn’t know local needs
- states don’t work together - small size
means weak defense
- states MUST follow national laws - two power sources =
arguments.
