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What Do You Know?
Name the city, county, state, and country you live in. Beside the name of each place, what is the leader of each kind of government is called?
City – Mayor Gwinnett – County Commissioner Georgia – Governor United States – President
Why are there different levels in our government?
How do European countries distribute their power within
their governments?
Political Development in Europe: Distribution of Power Lesson
Why Do We Have Governments?
They are organized ways for creating laws/rules designed to protect the well-being of the general public and to help manage conflict.
They determine the power structure (who has the power) within a country.• In some countries, only one person or party maintains
centralized control of the government, while in other countries power is shared between individuals and factions.
Why Do We Have Governments?
• All countries require governments to function.
• Governments provide laws, structure, public services, and national defense.
• There are different types of governments:– democracies– republics– monarchies– dictatorships
How Is Power Shared?
• Federal• Confederation• Unitary
Image from Center of Civic Education. 2008
Federal GovernmentFederal– a system in which the
power is divided between one central, regional, and local governments
Examples: – United States– Russian Federation– Germany
Should the national government, state government, or both have these powers?
List of Powers Shared in a Federal GovernmentIssue driver’s licenses Make laws for the environment
Collect taxes Conduct elections
Create marriage laws Punish law breakers
Declare war Create standards for schools
Make agreements with other countries
Defend the country
Coin money Protect citizen rights
The power is shared in a Federal government- take a look at the United States!
National Government State Government Local Government (example: City government,
County government)
Executive Branch: President
Legislative Branch: Congress •Made up of 2 houses:•The Senate•The House of Representatives
Judicial Branch: Supreme Court
Executive Branch: Governor
Legislative Branch: Congress •Made up of 2 houses:•The Senate•The House of Representatives
Judicial Branch: Court system
Leader of City Government: Mayor
You also have county courts and judges, city councils, and other groups of people who play a part in governing their area
Federal Governments of the World(All countries in green)
Unitary Government
Unitary – a system in which the power is held by one central authority
All power is given to the one branch of government.Examples:– France– United Kingdom and Northern Ireland (U.K.)– Sweden– Spain– Former Soviet Union
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Unitary Governments of the World(All countries in blue)
Confederation
• Confederation - a system in which power is shared by an alliance or union of political organizations
• Independent states voluntarily work together for some common purpose and agree to certain limits on their freedom of action as a confederation.
• Examples:- European Union- Switzerland
Let’s Talk About IT!
• Let’s get in groups of three.• Number yourselves one, two, and three.• Ones explain to the twos and threes how a unitary
government system distributes power.• Twos explain to the ones and threes how a
confederation government system distributes power.• Threes explain to the ones and twos how a federal
government system distributes power.
Written Summary: How is the power distributed politically?
Image from Center of Civic Education. 2008
Bibliography
• Image from http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Image:Map-of-unitary-states.svg. NationMaster.Com
• Image from “Constitution Day Across the Country” Center for Civic Education 2008.