1. The difference between the roles of citizens in government among the federal, confederation and unitary system is that in the federal system power is shared between a central government and regional government and the power is also divided between them. In the confederation system the regional government holds the most power while the central is weaker. In the unitary system the central government has all the power.
2. the division of power separates responsibility between the different government so the power can be balanced between them.
3. When covid happened the government set public health policy in order to prevent the spread of covid. They also gave us supplies like free face masks and gloves and funded us while we weren’t able to work because everything was closed.

Anivel Espinal Fernandez

1.In the Federal system power is divided between states and federal government however in a unitary system power is concentrated only on the national government meaning that laws won’t change through different states for example the death row and marriage laws change throughout different states but if the country run on a unitary system those laws will stay consistent in different states. However, confederation is a type of system where every state is independent and comes together to form a national government .To conclude, the United States runs a federal government to share equal parts and make sure there’s no abuse of power involved . 

2.The system of division of power is a system made for no one to abuse their power basically every branch keep the other branches in check.The legislative branch  is made of the Us congress each state have different senators and representatives .The executive branch it’s not only the president and vice president but also the people that work for them meaning that they don’t make decisions on their own without guidance and this is enforced to make sure the leaders don’t abuse their power .The judicial branch decides if those laws passed follow the set of principles in the United States . This reminds me of filtering in the criminal justice system because this is a process made to make sure that no one abuses their power and for the most part everyone gets a fair division. 

3.The federal government shaped the actions of state and local government decisions during the pandemic of COVID-19 by distributing funds/aids during the outbreak . Also, requiring state and local governments to implement policies for the safety of people for example closing jobs and placing a curfew.In NY just in the first week of the pandemic jobs went down 18%.

1. Describe the primary differences in the role of citizens in government, among the federal, confederation, and unitary systems.
2. Briefly explain how you understand the system of division of power.
3. How does the federal government shape the actions of state and local governments? Write your answer based on doing a bit of research on how the federal government has influenced the actions of NY state and local governments, during the COVID-19 pandemic.