11. EMPOWERMENT a) How should the constitution deal with the empowerment of previously disadvantaged groups? 12. ENVIRONMENT b) How should the constitution deal with the issue of the environment? 13. NATURAL RESOURCES How should the constitution deal with the issue of natural resources? 14. LABOUR What specific rights should be granted to workers in the constitution? 15. RELIGION How should the constitution of Zimbabwe deal with the issue of religion? 16. SYSTEMS OF GOVERNMENT Systems of government refer to the manner states are organized, that is, the distribution of political power and responsibility within the state. There are three major systems of governance in modern states. These are federal states, unitary states and unitary states with devolved powers. a) What system of government should Zimbabwe have? (Federal, unitary, devolved) b) Should there be provincial governments and how should they be constituted? Federal State c) Should there be local governments and how should they be constituted/ A federal system of governance obtains where a country is divided into two or more states with their own governments which then agree to have one national government d) What should be the functions of provincial and local governments? 24 The Constitution Select Committee (COPAC) Report to Parliament, February 2013