Form+of+Government

=//Japan is a constitutional monarchy. A constitutional monarchy is when a monarch acts as the head of state. The monarch follows a constitution unlike an absolute monarchy where there is no constitution. The emperor has very limited power. The source of power is from the Emperor, the Prime Minister and the cabinet of ministers. The form of government is based off of the British parliamentary model. The levels of governments are Unitary and Centralized. In a centralized government is when the power gets exerted through the federal states, local authorities, and smaller units. In a Unitary government the central government has most of the authority and decision making.// = = //[|Centralized Government]// = = = = =

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