Unitary and Federal systems essential questions: The US and United Kingdom have different systems of government. Explain how the UK's national government differs from the US national government. What type of government does every US state have? Unitary or Federal? And how does that relationship between the state and local governments compared with the state and national governments? Thinking question: How did the United States path to independence impact the system of government that was created in 1787 (Ultimately, I'm asking why do you think we don't have a Unitary National government?)

Explain how the UK's national government differs from the US national government.

The UK government is unitary, meaning that most government functions are centralized in London. The US government is Federal, the central government in Washington D.C. has some functions, but the rest are left to the states.

What type of government does every US state have? Unitary

Every US state has a government modeled after the federal government. Each state has a legislative branch, an executive branch, and a judicial branch. Each state has an unitary government.

And how does that relationship between the state and local governments compared with the state and national governments?

The state governments have more power over local governments than the national government has over state governments. This is simply because state governments are unitary, while the federal government, is as the name says, federal.

How did the United States path to independence impact the system of government that was created in 1787

The North American colonies had a great degree of autonomy, and during most of their history, the British government did not meddle much in their internal affairs. This created a culture of political independence among the colonists, that was in part the inspiration of the U.S. Constitution.