Federal Structures Of Government In Canada, And Brazil

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In our world each country has a particular balance of powers between its national government and it local governments. There are two different types of government discussed in our book, the first is unitary government and the second is federal government. A Unitary government is when political power is concentrated at the national level. This can also be called a centralized government. A federal government is when the power is shared with the subunits. This can also be called decentralized government. In our world today, most national government are unitary. Federal structures are governing authority in large countries such as Canada, the United States, and Brazil. Canada was formed in eighteen sixty seven, as a federation of its provinces.

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