alleryStart learning →In a unitary system, significant authority is described as:
AGiven to states
BGiven to courts
CConcentrated
DDivided evenly
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Concentrated
1. The unitary system is defined by where authority sits.
2. A unitary system makes subnational governments dependent on the national government.
3. In that system significant authority is concentrated.
4. Federalism instead apportions power between levels.
_Source: OpenStax American Government 4e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 3 'American Federalism'_
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