statutory law
A government in which all power belongs to a central agency is a monarchy. It is also called a unitary government.
Unitary
Prevent any one part of government from having too much power.
Government by a single person having unlimited power; despotism. - As is in North Korea
The federal system of government is the citizens and government having equal power not a monarchy, but each side being even.
A government in which all power belongs to a central agency is a monarchy. It is also called a unitary government.
Unitary Government
The power to declare war is a power that belongs to Congress.
Unitary
In a unitary government system, the central government holds most, if not all, of the power. Local or regional governments derive authority from the central government and can be created, abolished, or reorganized by it. This system promotes uniform laws and policies across the entire country.
(in the US) No single agency of government controls the outlook and/or distribution of electrical power.
The Department of State, as the embassies and consulates (http://www.usembassy.gov/) from the US depend upon that government agency.
Prevent any one part of government from having too much power.
The Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) regulates nuclear power plants in the US.
Government distributes power by allowing citizens to vote for representatives, by having Congress make the laws, and by having different agencies handle some of the government functions. The delegation of power to agencies is one of the top ways that government distributes power.
Federalism
The United States having as complex a government as it has, the people have the power through their representatives but no one holds more power than the Constitution.