alleryStart learning →A unitary system makes subnational governments dependent on the:
AIndependent courts
BNational government
CForeign governments
DLocal city councils
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. National government
1. A unitary system concentrates power at one level.
2. Federalism apportions power between two levels.
3. In contrast, a unitary system makes subnational governments dependent.
4. They are dependent on the national government.
_Source: OpenStax American Government 4e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 3 'American Federalism'_
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