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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

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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.


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