The statement that best describes how a unitary government is different from the government of the United States is:
It has a central government that exercises complete control over smaller units of government, like states.
The answer to the question that you posted is the first statement.
Why did President Jefferson send government officials James Monroe and Robert Livingston overseas in 1803?: A: to negotiate the purchase of the Louisiana Territory from Britain to try to buy New Orleans and West Florida from France to offer to purchase the Caribbean island of Haiti from France to arrange to buy the Northwest Territory from Britain. C: