Power Sharing Part 3

Where power is shared among different organs of government, such as the legislature, executive and judiciary, what is the functioning of this system called?

• Horizontal system

• system of checks and balances

• System of shared duties

• System of limited power

Which of the following statements is not true?

• In Belgium, leaders realised that unity of the country is possible only by sharing power
• In Sri Lanka, the majority community wants to force domination over others
• In Sri Lanka, the demand for more autonomy to provinces populated by Tamils has been granted
• Division of Belgium along linguistic lines was averted due to power sharing

Which of the statements about power-sharing arrangements in Belgium and Sri Lanka are correct?

• In Belgium, the Dutch-speaking majority people tried to impose their domination on the minority French-speaking people
• In Sri Lanka, the policies of the government sought to ensure the dominance of the Sinhala-speaking majority
• The Tamils in Sri Lanka demanded a federal arrangement of power-sharing to protect their culture, language and equality of opportunity in education and jobs
• The transformation of Belgium from a unitary government to a federal one prevented the division of country on linguistic lines.

Which of the following countries have federal division of powers?

• India
• Belgium
• Sri Lanka
• Both (a) and (b)

Tamil natives of Sri Lanka are called the

• Indian Tamils
• Muslim Tamils
• Sri Lankan Tamils
• Christian Tamils

Give reason as to why power sharing can be good for a country?

• it helps to reduce the possibility of conflict between social groups
• is a good way to ensure the stability of political order
• It does not lead to confusion in managing the state
• A & B

Power sharing is good because:

• It increases the conflict between social groups
• It ensures the instability of political order
• It reduces the possibility of conflict between social groups
• It leads to violence

Which is a prudent reason for power-sharing?

• It reduces the possibility of conflict between communities and ensures the stability of political order
• Power-sharing is the very spirit of democracy
• Both the above
• None of the above

Which of the following is not one of the three organs of government powers are shared?

• Legislature
• Bureaucracy
• Executive
• Judiciary

In which part of Sri Lanka are the Sri Lankan Tamils concentrated?

• North and South
• North and East
• East and West
• South and East