A centralized power system refers to a form of governance where all decision-making powers are concentrated in a central authority, such as the federal government.
Federalism: This is a system where power is divided between national and state governments. It's like having different managers for different sections of our amusement park - each has some autonomy but still answers to the central control center.
Unitary Government: This is another type of governance where all powers are held by a single, central agency. It's similar to our amusement park analogy but imagine if there were no separate managers at all - just one person making every decision.
Autocracy: This is a system of government where one person has absolute power. Imagine if our entire amusement park was run by just one person who makes every single decision without any input from others.
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