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Levels of Power
How is power shared?
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| alliance | a GROUP of COUNTRIES with the same goals like win at war, make money, manage resources like fish |
| chief executive | leader of the EXECUTIVE branch of government |
| confederate system | a government where INDEPENDENT countries or states or cities JOIN TOGETHER with a common goal |
| executive branch | the PART of a government that carries out the LAWS |
| federal system | a government where the NATIONAL and STATE governments SHARE POWER |
| legislative branch | the part of a government that MAKES THE LAWS |
| parliamentary system | a government in which the CHIEF EXECUTIVE is a MEMBER of the LEGISLATIVE BRANCH |
| presidential system | a government in which the LEGISLATIVE and EXECUTIVE branches are SEPARATE from each other |
| unitary system | a government where the NATIONAL government has ALL THE POWER |