Centralized government
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A centralized, or centralised (see spelling differences), government is the form of government in which power is concentrated in a central authority to which local governments are subject. Centralization occurs both geographically and politically.
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[edit] Characteristics
A centralized government is characterized in which the local governments are designated by the central Government of the country, like the local administrative authorities. In this type of republic unlike a federal republic, local legislative assemblies do not exist.
Nearly any government can be said to centralize their power to a degree. The term is applied to governments that vest limited authority to its subjects and often used in comparative terms, such as "highly centralized government" or "weakly centralized government".
[edit] As seen in history
In United States history, a centralized government was something that many in the Thirteen Colonies wanted to avoid, for they thought it would overpower them.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ "A History of the United States" by Boorstin Kelley
