<span>We can look at governmental systems as a continuum from a unitary type to a confederacy with federalism sitting in the middle. The unitary government is often described as a centralized government. It is a government in which all powers held by the government belong to a single, central agency. The central government creates local units of government for its own convenience.</span>
It could be argued that one of the main ways in which European culture flourished in the Middle Ages was that Monks took "center stage" when it came to studying things like mathematics and religion, and paved the way for many skilled artisans who would later emerge in the Renaissance.
Monroe Doctrine. The Monroe Doctrine was first set out in a speech by President James Monroe on December 2, 1823. The ideas are grounded in much earlier thinking, such as the "Farewell Address" of George Washington, in which he inveyed against close political association with European states, and in the first inaugural address of Thomas Jefferson.
