Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Forms of Government
Forms of Government
i.
ii.
Unitary
Central government has power over national and local affairs
States have no authority to pass their own laws
little to no provincial authority
major decisions are made by the central government
Federal
Power is divided into two organs
one for national affairs
one for local affairs
power is distributed from the national government to local governments
local governments can make their own laws/rules
Reference:
De Leon, H., & De Leon H. Jr. (2014). Textbook on the Philippine Constitution. Manila,
Philippines: Rex Book Store.