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Political Science Chapter-1 Power Sharing Power sharing: Power sharing is the distribution of power among the organs of the government like – legislature, executive and judiciary. It is an intelligent step to ensure the stability of political order. Besides, power sharing also includes sharing at the different levels like union, state and local. Ethnic: A social division based on shared culture. Mostly people belonging to the same ethnic group believe in their common descent because they have similarities of physical type or culture or both. They may not have the same religion or nationality, e.g, French speaking, Dutch speaking, Sinhala speaking, etc. Majoritarian: A concept which signifies a belief that the majority community should be able to rule a country in whichever way it wants is known as Majoritarian. In this type of rule they disregard the wishes and needs of the minority.
Community Government: A type of Government which is elected by people belonging to one language community is called community government. Dutch, French and German speaking no matter where they live. This is a very specific type of government in Belgium.
Civil War: A violent conflict between opposing groups within a country is known as civil war. Sometimes it becomes so intense that it appears like a war. Q.1. How did the Sri Lankan and the Belgium governments try to solve the ethnic problem? Ans. Q. 2. Explain the prudential reasons for power sharing. Ans. Power sharing is desirable because it helps to reduce the possibility of conflict between the various social groups. Since social conflict often leads to violence and political instability, power sharing is a good way to ensure political stability. Imposing the will of the majority community over the minority may look like an attractive option in the short run, but in the long run it undermines the unity of the nation. Tyranny of the majority is not just oppressive for the minority, it often brings ruin to the majority as well. Q. 3. Explain the moral reason for power sharing. Ans. Power sharing is the basic spirit of democracy. A democracy rule involves sharing of power with those affected by its exercise, and who have to live with its effects. The basic principles of power, sharing include- Q. 4. What is power sharing? Ans. |
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