Strong local government
Brazil, Canada, Mexico, Venezuela examples
Has a constitution
Membership is voluntary
Assigns powers to local governments
Weak central government
Constitution responsible for giving power to central and local governments
Operates all levels of government in a country
Strong central government
European Union is an example
Power is divided or shared between the central and local governments
Has a constitution that gives power only to the central government
no constitution
Can take powers away from local governments
not commonly found in today's world
Cuba, Bolivia
Can not take power away from local governments
