Study the following table and prepare the summary of the text.
Unitary
Federal
Confederate
Central government
Holds primary authority
Regulates activities of states
Shares power with states
Limited powers to coordinate state activities
State government
Few or no powers
Duties regulated by central government
Shares power with central government
Sovereign
Allocate some duties to central government
Citizens
Vote for central government officials
Vote for both state and central government officials
Vote for state government officials
Part 2. The US Federalism
Warm-up
Discuss the following questions in groups. Share your ideas with your groupmates.
1. Why did the US Founding Fathers create a federal system of government?
2. Where do both levels of government derive their powers from?
3. How can you comment on the following statement: “Federalism within the United States system is the balancing of power between a Federal Government and State Governments”?
Pronunciation
Watch the pronunciation of the following words and word combinations:
- unattainable
- attainder
- legitimacy
- endow
- assigned
- enumerated
- concurrent
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