Practice On The Basis Of Distribution Of Power (2.2)

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Question 1.
What type of government has centralized power?
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Think of countries where the central authority has all the power.
Question 2.
Give two examples of federal governments.
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Think of large countries where states have powers.
3Question 3.
What characterizes a unitary government?
- Centralized power
- Divided power
- Decentralized authority
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Think of countries like France.
4Question 4.
True or False: Federal systems can lead to conflicts between state and federal authorities.
- True
- False
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Consider how laws might differ from state to state.
Question 5.
Analyze how a unitary system might handle a natural disaster efficiently compared to a federal system.
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Consider whether centralized control or regional flexibility would be more effective.
Question 6.
Discuss the implications of regional diversity in a federal system. How might it enhance and complicate governance?
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Reflect on recent political debates where state laws conflicted with national ones.

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