Review Government TermsOnline version This is a matching review of Government terms for Latin America Standard SS6CG1 a by Charles Wilson 1 Unitary Government 2 Confederation 3 Federal Government Strong central government Operates all levels of government in a country Assigns powers to local governments Can take powers away from local governments Cuba, Bolivia Has a constitution that gives power only to the central government Membership is voluntary Weak central government Strong local government no constitution not commonly found in today's world European Union is an example Power is divided or shared between the central and local governments Has a constitution Can not take power away from local governments Constitution responsible for giving power to central and local governments Brazil, Canada, Mexico, Venezuela examples