POL 100 Lecture Notes - Schauder Basis, Concurrent Powers
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Decentralization: process whereby power and authority is taken from the central government and conferred to non-central governments. Sovereignty: recognition by other political authorities that a government is legitimate and rightful for a political community. Delegated authority: situation where some powers may be given to sub- national authorities by the national government in a unitary system. Unitary system: political systems that concentrate political authority and powers within one central government, which is singularly responsible for the activities of the political unit, both domestic and foreign. Centralization: concentration of power in a single body, usually the principal government. Federalism: form of governance that divides powers between the central government and regional governments; often, particular roles and capacities are given to the regional governments. Confederalism: political system of divided powers where added power is given to the non-central governments, and limited authority and power is conferred to the central government.