-------------------------------------------Federal:
In a Federal System of
Government Power is Divided
among a central, national
government and smaller selfgoverning political units like
states. (This is what we have in
the U.S.because we have a
federal (Also called national
government. Yet, each state also
has it’s own government)
-------------------------------------------------Unitary:
Unitary Systems of Government is
when the central government is
completely in control. Some
examples are in France, Japan and
Great Britain.
-----------------------------------------Confederal:
Confederal Systems of
Government have member
states that have agreed to join
together voluntarily. This is
what the U.S. had when we
were first seeking
independence. The states or
nations join together and create
a common body to carry out
certain functions, but they keep
their individual powers.