Unitarian and Federal Government Systems operate under the principles of checks and balances and separation of powers. Unitary systems control all local governments such as city, county, county, and municipal. The president who uses the unitary form of government “has at his disposal all local governments, all military and police forces, all tax collection agencies, all tax agencies (banks), all health agencies, all prosecutors , all health and social welfare agencies, all natural resources agencies and workers in declaring wars and national emergencies, use emergency and military powers during wars, rebellions, revolutions and terrorism” (Salvilla, 2006). The central government using the judicial system has broad jurisdiction and power established by parliament while having clear power over the judicial system. The unitary system gives no power to provinces, cities, parishes or counties because all decisions are at the national level. The federal system is established by the states to form their central government. The states and the central government have the power of the constitution which is administered by the judiciary. “Citizens tend to hold citizenship in a parallel fashion and have considerable power in the legislature and laws passed by the state legislature so powerful and complex that each state has a different bar exam to qualify its lawyers” (Scholasticus, 2010). The Founding Fathers chose the federal system of government in formulating the Constitution because they believed it was equally important for the state government and the federal government to work together. The powers delegated to the federal government were less defined and the state government was more defined on the main objective...at the heart of the charter...diversity and building strong ethnic and national identities. Changing the United States to a unitary form of government would cause each state to lose its identity. Works Cited Bennion, B., Thomas, C., Balamut, B., & Sleister, B. (2009). Unitary government. Retrieved February 19, 2011, from www.slideshare.net: http://www.slideshare.net/groupseven/unitary-governmentSalvilla, R. (2006, February 6). Today's news. Retrieved February 17, 2011, from www.thenewstoday.info: http://www.thenewstoday.info/2006/02/06/unitary.versus.federal.1.htmlScholasticus, K. (2010, May 27). Unitary system versus federal system. Retrieved February 17, 2011, from www.buzzle.com: http://www.buzzle.com/articles/unitary-system-vs-federal-system.htmlStudies, NC (1995, March). Federalism and the Tenth Amendment. Retrieved February 19, 2011, from www.nccs.net: http://www.nccs.net/newsletter/mar95nl.html