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difference between federal form of government and unitary form?

Unitary Federal
central government reign supreme, powers are distributed to the federal units as per the decisions of the central government federal governments have equal sovereignty as the central government and the central government cannot change the powers of the federating unit.

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FEDERAL FORM OF GOVERNMENT :

It means the sharing of power between the Central Governments and other various Constituent Units.

All are independent in their sphere and answerable to the citixens of the country.

Ex: INDIA, BELGIUM, USA, SPAIN, AUSTRALIA, etc.

UNITARY FORM OF GOVERNMENT:

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Difference between Federal and Unitary formof government

Federal Unitary1.Powers are distributed betweenthe central and stategovernment.1.All powers are concentrated inone central authority.2.There is an independent judiciaryto resolve conflicts between thecenter and the state.2.There is no such mechanism inunitary government.3.In this government citizens haveto obey two sets of laws.3.In this government unitarysystem of law prevails.4.In a federal government theconstitution is theoutcome of anagreement and it can only beamended by a special procedure.4.In aunitary form of governmentthe constitution is not theoutcome of an agreement andcan be changed by its ownsupreme authority.5.In a federal formof governmentthere are separate legislatures atthe central and state levels.5.A unitary government has asupreme central legislature.6.There is a fear of separation infederal government.6.There is a promotion ofnationalintegration.7.There is no stability in this type ofgovernment.7.Government is stable.8.There constitution is rigidbecause there is no room foramendment.8.There constitution is flexible.9.Their territory is united indiversity.9.Their territory is not diverse.10.This government is democratic.10.This government is non-democratic in nature.11.There is political awareness inthis government.11.There is no political awareness.12.A federal government must havea written constitution.12.A unitary government may ormay not have a writtenconstitution.13.A special judiciary with widepowers must be needed.13.There is no need of having aspecialjudiciary with wide powers of judicialveto in a unitary government.
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