Federalism

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What are the different forms of power sharing in modern democracies?

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State one prudential reason and one moral reason for power-sharing with an example from the Indian context.

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Why is power sharing desirable?

Q. Which of the power sharing arrangement can be called a system of checks and balances?

1. Majoritarianism
2. Horizontal distribution of power
3. Vertical division of power.
4. Accommodation

Q. Distinguish between unitary and federal government
(3 points min.)

Q. Consider the following statements about power-sharing arrangements in Belgium and Sri Lanka.
A. In Belgium, the Dutch-speaking majority people tried to impose their domination on the minority French-speaking community.
B. In Sri Lanka, the policies of the government sought to ensure the dominance of the Sinhala-speaking majority.
C. 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.
D. The transformation of Belgium from the unitary government to a federal one prevented a possible division of the country on linguistic lines.
Which of the statements given above are correct?

1. A, B, C and D
2. A, B and D
3. C and D
4. B, C and D

Q. Explain the power-sharing arrangement in Belgium.

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explain the principle of accommodation followed in belgium

Q. What arrangements were worked out by the Belgium leaders in order to accommodate regional differences and cultural diversities? (5 marks)

Q. was it essential for the belgium government to include minority german population in "community government"

Q. What is the term used when power is taken away from the Central and the State government and given to the local government?

1. Decentralisation
2. Centralisation
3. Nationalisation
4. Consolidation

Q. What do you mean by belgium model? Examine the elements of Belgium government

Q. Choose the correct option with regard to the sentence mentioned below.
Belgium solved its problem successfully by:

1. Denying community government to linguistic communities
2. Rejecting the policy of majoritarianism
3. Developing the power-sharing mechanism
4. ​​​​​​Respecting the interests of different communities

Q. How did the Belgian leaders recognize the regional and cultural diversities

Q. The period in which acute tension existed between Dutch and French-speaking people in Brussels was ________________.

1. 1940s and 1950s
2. 1950s and 1960s
3. 1970s and 1980s
4. 1980s and 1990s

Q. In Belgium apart from the central & state government there is a ____________ which is elected by people belonging to one language community

Q. In Belgium, almost 59% of the people live in the Flemish region, and speak the _______ language.

1. Dutch
2. French
3. English
4. Spanish

Q. Discuss the power sharing arrangement in Indian federation.

Q. Ethnic composition of Srilanka and Belgium (MAP).

Q. How did there come a change in the relationship between the central and regional government in Belgium in 1993?How did it change the form of government in Belgium?

Q. Explain briefly the structure of the Panchayati Raj in India

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Consider the following statements about power sharing arrangements in Belgium and Sri Lanka.

Α. In Belgium, the Dutch-speaking majority people tried to impose their domination on the minority French-speaking community.

B. In Sri Lanka, the policies of the government sought to ensure the dominance of the Sinhala-speaking majority.

C. 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.

D. The transformation of Belgium from unitary government to a federal one prevented a possible division of the country on linguistic lines.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

(a) A, B, C and D

(b) A, B and D

(c) C and D

(d) B, C and D

Q. How did Belgiumaccommodate the existing regional differences and cultural diversities?

Q. When power is taken away from the Central and the State government and given to the local government, then it is called.

1. decentralisation
2. centralisation
3. integration
4. consolidation

Q. Which government was established to resolve language and culture related issues in Belgium?

1. Disintegrated government
2. Independent government
3. Community government
4. None of the above

Q. what are the present political conditions of belgium ?

Q. Name the minority community that is relatively touch and powerful in Belgium? What was the effect of it on Belgium? Explain

Q. How did Belgium solve the tension between the French speaking and Dutch speaking communities in Brussels?

1. They gave equal representation to both communities.
2. They gave more representation to French community.
3. They gave more representation to Dutch community.
4. They implemented monarchy.

Q. Name the process where power is taken away from central and state government and given to the local government.

Q. What is the percentage of German speaking people in Belgium?

1. 30%
2. 10%
3. 59%
4. 01%