what do you think about when think about the word government ?

What do you think about when think about the

word GOVERNMENT?

Government Descriptionspower sharing BETWEEN the GOV’T & the CITIZENS

• Autocratic • Oligarchic• Democratic

Government Descriptionspower sharing

BETWEEN the GOV’T & the CITIZENS

power sharing WITHIN the GOV’T (bw the different levels)

Government Descriptionspower sharing

WITHIN the GOV’T (bw the different levels)

• Unitary• Confederate• Federal

How Governments Share

Ways Governments Share Power

Forms of Government• Different forms of government

share, or distribute, power in different ways WITHIN the gov’t

• The larger central government can have more or less power than the smaller regional governments

Central Authorityone larger organizing authority

Regional Authoritymultiple smaller

branches of authorityc

ountrystate

county

city

Central AuthorityCountry/NationState/Province

County

Controls a larger AREA

Regional AuthorityState/Province

CountyCity

Controls a smaller AREA

Washington D.C.President

Congress (Senate & House of Representatives)Supreme Court

National & State Levels

BartowCountyFulton

County

Cobb County

Cherokee County

Paulding County

Coffee County

Bacon County

State & Local Levels

Central AuthorityMs. Lyons

Ms. Metcalfe, Ms. Hesson

Regional Authority

Connections teachers

Regional Authority

7th grade teachers

Regional Authority

6th grade teachers

Regional Authority

8th grade teachers

3 main ways governments distribute, or share, power . . .

1. federal2. unitary3. confederation

LEASTcentral control

MOSTcentralcontrol

confederation

federal unitary

power sharing WITHIN the GOV’T (bw the different levels)

centralequalgreater independent

lessregionalsharedweaker

ANSWERS

1. greater 2. less3. equal4. central5. weaker6. independent7. regional8. shared

Central Authority

Regional Authority

Regional Authority

Regional Authority

Regional Authority

Ways Government Distributes Powercentral SMALLER than regional

Ways Government Distributes PowerCentral LARGER than regional

Central Authority

Regional Authority

Regional Authority

Regional Authority

Regional Authority

Ways Government Distributes PowerSAME size

Regional Authority

Central Authority

Regional Authority

Regional Authority

Regional Authority

FederalCentral = Regional

EQUALUnitary

Central > RegionalGREATER thanConfederation

Central < RegionalLESS than

Federal (Federation)Central = Regional

• Power to make laws & decisions for the people is SHARED between one central government and several regional authorities (ex. states, counties, cities)

• states are given considerable self-rule, usually through their own legislatures (body of gov’t that makes the laws)

Ways Government Distributes PowerSAME size

Regional

Authority Central

Authority

Regional

Authority

Regional

Authority

Regional

Authority

Central Authority

Regional Authority

Regional Authority

Regional Authority

Regional Authority

EXAMPLESof federal governments

U.S.South Africa

SudanIndia

UnitaryCentral > Regional

• Most power is held by one central authority

• Central government has all the power to make all laws & decisions for the people

• The central government controls smaller weaker regions (ex. states, counties, cities)

Ways Government Distributes PowerCentral LARGER than regional

Central Authority

Regional Authority

Regional Authority

Regional Authority

Regional Authority

Central Authority

Regional Authority

Regional Authority

Regional Authority

Regional Authority

EXAMPLESof unitary governments

ChinaJapanIsrael

Saudi ArabiaKenya

Confederation Central < Regional

• Voluntary alliance of independent regional authorities that often assign only a few powers to the central authority

• Regional authorities come together for a specific purpose (ex. trade, security)

• Regional authorities agree to certain limits to their freedom of action, but still keep considerable independence

Confederation cont.• Individual states make their own

laws & decisions and are loosely connected to a weak central government

• The central government is only concerned about defense and trade

• Less binding than a federation

Ways Government Distributes PowerCentral LARGER than regional

Central Authority

Regional Authority

Regional Authority

Regional Authority

Regional Authority

Central Authority

Regional Authority

Regional Authority

Regional Authority

Regional Authority

EXAMPLESof confederation governments

OPEC(Organization of Petroleum

Exporting Countries)Countries like Iran, Iraq, &

Saudi Arabia come together to control the amount and price of oil

sold

Central Authority

Regional Authority

Regional Authority

Regional Authority

Regional Authority

Which government is which?

federalunitary

confederation

FederalWays Government Distributes Power

SAME size

Regional Authority

Central Authority

Regional Authority

Regional Authority

Regional Authority

Central Authority

UnitaryWays Government Distributes PowerCentral LARGER than regional

Regional Authority

Regional Authority

Regional Authority

Regional Authority

Central Authority

Regional Authority

Regional Authority

Regional Authority

Regional Authority

ConfederationWays Government Distributes Power

central SMALLER than regional