Power Sharing

What is power sharing?

• Power-sharing is a political arrangement in which different or opposing groups all take part in government together.

• sharing the power is known as power sharing.

• electric power sharing.

• Power-sharing is a social arrangement in which different groups take part in government together.

after the end of the Cold War, power-sharing systems have become increasingly commonplace in negotiating settlements for armed conflict in which of the countries?

• none of the above

• only sri lanka

• only belgium

• both belgium and sri lanka

Power is shared among different organs of government, such as the ________, ____________ and __________.

• government itself

• legislature, executive and judiciary

• none of the above

• only judiciary

Similarly, although judges are appointed by the executive, they can check the functioning of executive or laws made by the legislatures. what is this arrangement called?

• system of checks and balances.

• executives

• judiciary

• none of the above

What is the other name of Central Government? (answer in small letters)

What is federal division of power?

• When the power in a country is divided into the Central and the State government,

• when power is divided federally.

• When the power in a country is divided into democratic government.

• When the power in a country is divided.

A system of ‘checks and balances’ is another name for which one of the following power-sharing arrangements?

• Power sharing among different social groups.

• Vertical division of power or power shared among different levels of government.

• Horizontal division of power or power shared among different organs of the government.

• Power sharing in the form of political parties, pressure groups and governments.

Which one of the following statements about power-sharing arrangements is correct?

• Power sharing is necessary only in societies which have religious, linguistic or ethnic divisions.

• Power sharing is suitable only for big countries that have regional divisions.

• Every society needs some form of power sharing even if it is small or does not have social divisions.

• Power-sharing is not necessary at all.

Most of the Sinhala speaking people of Sri Lanka are ______.

• Christians

• Muslims

• Buddhists

• Hindus

__________ means a social division based on shared culture.

• Ethnic

• Democracy

• Secularism

• None of the above