Case of Belgium

Q. Which of the following features makes Belgium a model of accommodative politics in Europe?

1. The Belgian Constitution specifies that the number of Dutch and French speaking ministers shall be equal in the central government.
2. The state governments are subordinate to the Belgian Central Government.
3. Brussels has a separate government with equal representation of both the French and the Dutch.
4. The Belgian Constitution has a third type of government called community government.

Q.

How is power shared among political parties, pressure groups, and movements?

Q. What do you mean by community government?

1. Power shared among different organs of government.
2. Power shared among governments at different levels.
3. Power shared by different social groups.
4. Power shared by two or more political parties.

Q. Why was the constitution of Belgium amended four times in between 1970 to 1993?

1. To make space for cultural diversity
2. To accommodate religious differences
3. To exclude the rights of French people
4. To exclude the rights of Dutch people

Q.

What is community government?

Q. Which of the following countries do not share their border with Belgium?

1. Germany
2. Netherlands
3. Latvia
4. Luxembourg

Q. S1: In Belgium, the Dutch-speaking people constituted a majority.

S2: The Dutch-speaking majority people tried to impose their domination on the minority.

Select the correct option with respect to the above statements.

1. Only S1 is correct.
2. Only S2 is correct.
3. Both S1 and S2 are correct.
4. Both S1 and S2 are incorrect.

Q.

Who elects the community government in Belgium?

Q. Why are community governments set up in Belgium?

1. To address cultural matters
2. To address linguistic matters
3. To ensure inclusion in governance
4. To create differences amongst communities

Q. What do you mean by coalition government?

1. Power shared among different organs of government.
2. Power shared among governments at different levels.
3. Power shared by different social groups.
4. Power shared by two or more political parties.

Q. Jan lives in the Flemish region of Belgium. He is not a part of the ethnic minority community of Belgium. Jan would be fluent in which of the following languages?

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

Q. One can find speakers in the Wallonia region of Belgium.

1. French
2. German
3. Spanish

Q. How many people speak French and Dutch in the capital city of Brussels?

1. $80$ percent Dutch, $20$ percent French
2. $80$ percent French, $20$ percent Dutch
3. None of these
4. $90$ percent French, $10$ percent Dutch

Q. Belgium is a model for accommodative politics in Europe.

1. True
2. False

Q. The state governments in Belgium are subordinate to the Central Government.

1. True
2. False

Q. The Belgian Constitution was amended how many times to accommodate the interests of all the communities residing in the country?

1. Four
2. Five
3. Six
4. Seven

Q. Community governments allowed Belgium to accommodate the interests of various communities and thereby not descend into a civil war.

1. True
2. False

Q. Where is the headquarters of the European Union?

1. Hamburg
2. Geneva
3. Paris
4. Brussels

Q. What do you understand by community government?

Q. The federal country is ______________.

1. Bolivia .
2. Belgium .
3. Bangladesh .
4. Bhutan .