Power Sharing and Federalism

In which type of Federation all the constituent units enjoy equal power

• Holding together Federation

• Coming together Federation

• Both holding together federation and coming together Federation

• Neither holding together Federation nor together Federation

According to our constitution who has the power to legislate on residuary subjects?

• Supreme Court

• High Court

• Union government

• State government

Power sharing among legislature, judiciary and executive is known as

• Vertical power sharing

• Horizontal power sharing

• Power sharing among different social groups

• Power sharing among political parties

According to potential region power sharing is desirable because

• It is the spirit of democracy

• People have a right to be consulted on how they are to be governed

• A legitimate government is one where citizens through participation acquire a stake in the system

• Power sharing is desirable to ensure stability of political order

Community government in Belgium is elected by

• By people belonging to one language community

• Dutch French and German speaking people together le

• Union government and state government

• None of the above

Which of the following statements of power sharing is true?

• Power sharing is necessary only in countries that have religious and ethnic diversity

• Power sharing is possible only in countries that do not have religious and ethnic diversity

• Power sharing is not necessary

• Every society needs power sharing whether small or big

The key change to convert Unitary form of government to federal form of government in Belgium was ______

• to give more power to state government

• to reduce the power of the Central Government

• To solve the problem with judiciary

Which of the following is a characteristic of a federal government?

• Centralized power

• Decentralized power

• Single-party rule

• Monarchical rule

In a federal system, which level of government has the power to amend the constitution?

• Central government

• State government

• Both central and state governments

• Neither central nor state governments

Which country is an example of a coming together federation?

• India

• United States

• China

• United Kingdom