Distinguish between the Unitary and Federal systems of government.

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answered Sep 28, 2019 by Rk Roy (63.8k points)
selected Sep 28, 2019 by Vikash Kumar

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Unitary system of Government	Federal System of Government
In Unitary system of Government either there is only one level of government or the sub-units are subordinate to the central government	Under the federal system of government, there are two levels of government, one at the central level and other at the state level. Both levels have their areas of jurisdiction
In Unitary system the state government does not have powers of its own	In federal system, a state government has powers of its own for which it is not answerable to the central government.
In Unitary system, the central government can pass on orders to the local government.	In federal system, central government cannot order the state government to do something
In Unitary system, the powers and authorities are shared with the lower level government when needed.	In the federal system, there is a hierarchy of power from federal level to state and local level.