Unitary, Federal, and Confederate are three different systems of government. With each system of government different advantages and disadvantages arise. A unitary government basically empowers a single, central agency and can often times be labeled as a centralized government. Unitary governments make up most of the world's government. While a unitary government gives power to a sole central government, a Federal government divides the power between a central government and many other local governments. An example of a federal government would be the United States. In a Confederate government the vast majority of political power is given to the local governments; the central federal government has very little power. Whether Unitary, federal or Confederate each form of government has its advantages and disadvantages. Unitary government sets all the power on a central government. In this kind of system, the central government is absolute, and the administrative divisions use only powers that the central government has given to them. The advantages of a unitary government rely on how they function since the central government maintains all the power the government is more unified thus …show more content…
Each level of government directly affect individuals through their own laws, officials, and agencies. The advantages of a federal government are federal harmony while local governments handle local problems, the local governments and officials have to devote time to the citizens who elect them, and the central government can concentrate on state and worldwide issues. The disadvantages include arguments over power and national authority against state rights, foreign affairs; states may authorize laws that contradicts national policy, citizens in different areas in the country will be treated differently according to every states'