Question

Give 6 merits and 6 demerits of unitary constitution

Answer 1

Explanation:

An advantage of unitary government are that it is a single and decisive legislative. Another advantage of a unitary government is that the laws of the unitary system, unlike in a federation, are uniform because laws are made only by a single central government for the whole state.

Discussing the demerits of a unitary

government, Dr. Garner opines that it “tends to repress local initiative, discouraged interest in public affairs, impairs the vitality of local governments and facilitates the development of centralised bureaucracy.” Similar views have been expressed by R.G.