Fiveable
Fiveable

Centralized Power System

Definition

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.

Related terms

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.

"Centralized Power System" appears in:

Additional resources (1)

  • AP US History - 6.1 Context of Industrialization and the Gilded Age

collegeable - rocket pep

Are you a college student?

  • Study guides for the entire semester

  • 200k practice questions

  • Glossary of 50k key terms - memorize important vocab


Fiveable
About Us

About Fiveable

Blog

Careers

Code of Conduct

Terms of Use

Privacy Policy

CCPA Privacy Policy

Resources

Cram Mode

AP Score Calculators

Study Guides

Practice Quizzes

Glossary

Cram Events

Merch Shop

Crisis Text Line

Help Center

Stay Connected


© 2024 Fiveable Inc. All rights reserved.
AP® and SAT® are trademarks registered by the College Board, which is not affiliated with, and does not endorse this website.

About Us

About Fiveable

Blog

Careers

Code of Conduct

Terms of Use

Privacy Policy

CCPA Privacy Policy

Resources

Cram Mode

AP Score Calculators

Study Guides

Practice Quizzes

Glossary

Cram Events

Merch Shop

Crisis Text Line

Help Center

© 2024 Fiveable Inc. All rights reserved.

AP® and SAT® are trademarks registered by the College Board, which is not affiliated with, and does not endorse this website.