Unitary Confederation Federation/Federal Citizen Participation… Autocratic Oligarchic Democratic Presidential Democracy
Parliamentary Democracy How the leader is chosen… Leader is elected by popular vote of citizens Leader is selected/appointed by government Type of leader… President
Prime Minister Chancellor Premier Monarch Current Leader(s) President Barack Obama Chancellor Angela Merkel President Horst Köhler President Dmitry Medvedev Premier Vladimir Putin
Germany
Great Britain
Distribution of Power…
Russia
United States
Name _________________________ Date _____________ Period ______
Prime Minister Gordon Brown Queen Elizabeth II
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Federation / Federal
Federal (Federation)
WaysGovernment Distributes Power
Ways Government Distributes Power Power is divided between one central and several regional authorities.
Regional
Regional
Authority
Authority
Central Authority
Regional
Regional
Authority
Authority
Unitary
Unitary
Ways Government Distributes Power Power is held by one central authority.
WaysGovernment DistributesPower Regional
Regional
Authority
Authority
Central Authority Regional
Regional
Authority
Authority
Confederation
Confederation
WaysGovernment DistributesPower
Ways Government Distributes Power
Regional Authority
Regional Authority Central Authority
Regional Authority
Regional Authority
• Voluntary association of independent states that often only delegate a few powers to the central authority. • Secure some common purpose. • Agree to certain limitations on their freedom of action. • States retain considerable independence. • Less binding than a federation.