In a government, towns and cities have only those powers that the national government allows them to have. a. confederal b. federal c. unitary

C. unitary

Explanation:

The unitary governments are government types where the power is centralized, usually in the capital or a city chosen for that particular purpose. The government has all the power in the country, and it dictates what the smaller governing units can do and can not do.

In this type of countries there are no federal states, but the country is divided into regions and municipalities in general. The municipalities and regions have a central town or city, which has the most influence and power in them. The towns and cities though have very limited power, or rather they have power only as much as the government is allowing them to have, and only in the sectors that they allowed to have power.

When the government is implementing something though, the towns and cities have to obey to the orders and not act on their own.

the first phase of the government’s plan for settlement was building the transcontinental railroad. the railroad provided a way to bring settlers and manufactured goods west and ship their agricultural and mining produce east. the transcontinental railroad was an essential artery for rapid development of the frontier.

the second phase of the government’s plan was a liberal land distribution policy that made it possible for many people to homestead. with these two key elements—transportation and cheap land—the government rapidly achieved its goal of persuading people to move west, settle on farms, and push back the frontier.