This task links to the SQA Course Assessment Specification (CAS): Constitutional Arrangements - the type and nature of the constitutional approach, key underlying principles & the origins and development of the constitutional arrangements.

Read the pdf above entitled, ‘Federal and Unitary States – Britannica Online Encyclopaedia' with the purpose of identifying the key differences between the two types of state and the impact on constitutional arrangements.

You can make your own notes, or make them online using Canva. Accounts are free. If using Canva, search for the template ‘Idea Book Brainstorm’ and add in the main features of Federal and Unitary states by editing the brainstorming template.

You should expect to spend 45 minutes on this task.