drag and drop each characteristic into each category.\nlocal offices\none national government\nno central…

Brief Explanations:

To solve this, we recall the definitions of each government system:

• Confederal: A confederation consists of independent states with no strong central authority. So "No central authority" and "Independent states" belong here.
• Federal: In a federal system, power is shared between national and state (or regional) governments. Thus "National and state powers" and "Local offices" (since local offices exist under shared power) belong here.
• Unitary: A unitary system has one national government that holds most power, with local offices being subordinate. So "One national government" and "Local offices" (subordinate to national) belong here? Wait, correction:
  • Confederal: Independent states, No central authority.
  • Federal: National and state powers, Local offices (as states have local governance).
  • Unitary: One national government, Local offices (local offices are under national control). Wait, the options: Let's re - align:
    • Confederal: Independent states, No central authority (because confederations are loose alliances of independent states with weak central govt).
    • Federal: National and state powers (power divided between national and state), Local offices (states have local admin).
    • Unitary: One national government (all power centralized in national govt), Local offices (local offices are agents of national govt).

So the correct drag - and - drop:

• Confederal: Independent states, No central authority.
• Federal: National and state powers, Local offices.
• Unitary: One national government, Local offices? Wait, no, the options given for characteristics are: Local offices, One national government, No central authority, National and state powers, Independent states.

Let's list each system's characteristics:

1. Confederal:
   • Independent states (member states are sovereign and independent).
   • No central authority (the central body has limited or no real power).
2. Federal:
   • National and state powers (power is divided between federal (national) and state governments).
   • Local offices (states or provinces have local administrative offices).
3. Unitary:
   • One national government (all power is held by the national government, local governments are subordinate).
   • Local offices (local offices exist but are under the control of the national government).

Answer:

• Confederal: Independent states, No central authority
• Federal: National and state powers, Local offices
• Unitary: One national government, Local offices