In a confederate system (as in the Articles of Confederation), the states retain most of the governmental power.
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The state governments have most of the power.
Under a confederate system of government much of the power is located in the individual states. The lack of a strong system of central government caused the Articles of Confederation for fail in the United States.
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Sweden is a unitary state, meaning that it has a centralized government where most of the political power resides with the national government. While Sweden has local municipalities that possess some administrative powers, these are subordinate to the national government. The system does not exhibit the characteristics of a federal or confederate structure, where multiple levels of government share power independently.
Under new federalism, the system of power is shifted from the federal to the state government.
Under new federalism, the system of power is shifted from the federal to the state government.
Federalism. The system that divides power between the national government and the state government is called the "Federal System."
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