Question on: JAMB Government - 1998

A constitution where the central government has less power than its component units is a confederal system. In a confederation, the states or regional units retain significant autonomy and the central government's powers are limited. * **Confederal:** Component units retain significant sovereignty and delegate limited powers to a central authority. * **Federal:** Powers are divided between a central government and regional units (states or provinces), with each having its own sphere of authority. * **Unitary:** The central government holds all the power, and regional or local governments derive their power from it. * **Unwritten:** Refers to the format of a constitution, which may be based on custom, convention, and court decisions.