Power Sharing and Federalism

Belgium is shifted from ------- to ---------- form of government.

• Parliamentary to Presidential

• federal to unitary

• unitary to federal

• parliamentary to federal

What form of govt. was demanded by the tamil leaders in Sri Lanka?

• Federal

• Unitary

• Parliamentary

• Presidential

-------- have the power to interpret the constitution and the powers of different levels of government.

• Judiciary

• Central government

• State government

• local government

Example of 'coming together federation' is -------

• India

• Spain

• USA

• Belgium

-------- list includes subjects of common interest to both the Union Government as well as the state government

• Union

• State

• Concurrent

• Residuary

Any change in the power sharing arrangement needs ------ majority in both the houses of the parliament

• 2/3

• 1/4

• 3/4

• 1/2

In case of any dispute about the division of powers ------- and -------- make a decision.

• central and state governments

• state and local governments

• judges and lawyers

• High courts and Supreme Court

Which country is an example of a 'holding together federation'?

• India

• USA

• Switzerland

• Australia

In a federal system, the powers of government are divided between the central government and ________.

• local governments

• state governments

• municipalities

• districts

Which of the following is a feature of federalism?

• Centralization of power

• Decentralization of power

• Single-party rule

• Monarchical governance