C.3.2
• The student will compare parliamentary,
federal, confederal, and unitary systems of
government.
parliamentary
confederal
confederal
federal
power is located with the states and there
is little power in the central government
used in the United States where power is
shared between a central government and
states
parliamentary a system of government where power lies
with the legislative body and the leader of
the country is part of the legislature; the
people elect the legislatures and the
legislatures elect the executive as a leader
federal
president
unitary
governor
Prime minister
unitary
a system of government where almost all
power is located with the central government
president
the executive in a federal system; elected by
the people
Prime
minister
the executive a parliamentary system;
elected by the legislator
governor
the executive of a state government