federal governments
Centralized state powers
Federal governments are systems where political authority is divided between a central national government and regional governments (states, provinces, or territories), each with distinct powers.
The United States, Canada, Germany, and Australia have federal governments.
This contrasts with unitary systems where central government holds primary authority: The federal government sets immigration policy, but states control education.
- fedsNational law enforcement agents
- Capitol HillCongressional district and synecdoche
- enumerated powersAuthorities explicitly granted by constitution
- reserved powersGovernmental abilities kept by states
- state rightsPowers retained by provinces
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Regional civic administration bodies
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Economy outside government control
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