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confederal system
a system of government where power is located with the independent states and there is little power in the central government
parliamentary system
a system of government where power lies with the legislative body and the leader of the country is part of the legislature
prime minister
the head of state in a parliamentary system
unitary system
a system of government where almost all power is located with the central government
federal system
a system of government where power is shared between a central government and states