5 terms
SS.7.C.3.2 VOCAB
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