Difference between revisions of "Unitary state"
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| − | A '''unitary state''', as the name suggests, is a | + | A '''unitary state''', as the name suggests, is a state where all governmental power granted through the constitution or other government charter is vested in a single government for that state. This is in contrast to a [[federation]], where the constitution or other charter gives irrevocable powers to lower governments. This does not mean that unitary states do not have lesser governments or administrative divisions, just that these lesser governments are [[Wikipedia:Develution|devolved]] and that their powers can be revoked by a general decision of the larger government, rather than requiring a constitutional amendment. |
==List of Unitary States== | ==List of Unitary States== | ||
| + | * [[Ceorana]] | ||
* [[Swilatia]] | * [[Swilatia]] | ||
| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | * [[Wikipedia:Unitary state]] | ||
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| + | [[Category:Political theories]] | ||
Revision as of 13:21, 24 September 2006
A unitary state, as the name suggests, is a state where all governmental power granted through the constitution or other government charter is vested in a single government for that state. This is in contrast to a federation, where the constitution or other charter gives irrevocable powers to lower governments. This does not mean that unitary states do not have lesser governments or administrative divisions, just that these lesser governments are devolved and that their powers can be revoked by a general decision of the larger government, rather than requiring a constitutional amendment.
