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A federal form of government works best in large diverse countries like the U.S. An argument can be made that government should be close to the people, and therefore local government is the best form of government. Local government and even state government allows for the people to closely monitor their elected representatives and make sure that the policies implemented represent them. It’s not too difficult to go to a city council meeting, sit in, and make sure you’re being represented by the city council member you elected.

In a unitary system, observation and supervision is much more difficult. How can a citizen travel to Washington, D.C., to observe Congress at work and make sure it’s being representative of the local population? The further away a government is located from most of its population, the more difficult it becomes to check on it.