federalism
The central, or federal, government has the highest power. It is the highest level of government. Then there's the state government, then the local government.
federal
The process of having the local and central governments sharing power is known as federalism. The individual states have autonomous roles but share power with a central government.
In a unitary system, power is centralized in the national government, with little to no authority granted to local governments. Conversely, in a confederal system, the central government has limited power, with most authority residing in independent local governments. Neither system features a balanced distribution of power between central and local entities.
federal
Federalism.
The part of a government that holds power in a confederacy is the state government. The federal government has limited power in this government.
in a federal government, the power is divided between the central and local governments.
Democracy
Division of Powers
The system of government in which the central government holds all the power and delegates authority to local levels is known as a unitary system. In a unitary system, the central authority can create or abolish local governments and determine their powers. This contrasts with federal systems, where power is shared between the central and regional governments. Examples of unitary states include France and Japan.
in a federal government, the power is divided between the central and local governments.