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Unitary System

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A unitary system concentrates governing authority in the national government, which may delegate power downward and take it back.

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The United Kingdom devolves power to Scotland; Parliament could lawfully reclaim it.

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Delegated power is borrowed power — the mark of the unitary type.

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