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State and local government

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Think about the name of the United States of

America.

As the name shows, the country has both a united national government and a collection of state governments. In the following questions, you will learn about the relationship between the national government and state governments. You will also learn about how state and local governments work.

Many countries have both a national government and state governments. However, these countries divide power differently between the national and state governments. The table below describes three different systems for dividing power. Look at the table. Then answer the question below.

System of government	Amount of power given to national government	Definition
Unitary system	Most	The national government has most of the power.
Federal system	Middle	The national government and the state governments share power.
Confederate system	Least	The states have most of the power.

The United States has a federal system. Based on these definitions, which of these statements would most likely be made by a person who lives under a federal

system?

My national government officials decide most issues that come up.

I only pay attention to state politics since the national government has almost no power.

Both my state and national government officials have power over important issues.

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