federal: United States, Mexico, power is shared between the central gov't and local levels, such as states/provinces and counties, reasons for having this form of governance include having multiple ethnicities or a large area/size, unitary: United Kingdom, China, most of the power is held by the central gov't with few decisions made at local levels, standardization of laws & their implementation across the country is typically seen as an advantage,

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