Different Ways of Sharing Power

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What is the difference between Prudential and Moral reasons for power sharing?

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What is vertical power-sharing?

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Explain the vertical division of power giving an example.

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What does the horizontal power-sharing signify?

Q. Which of the following highlights the system of checks and balances?

1. If the executive fails to perform its duties, members of the legislature can question them.
2. The President can send back the laws passed by the legislature, if it is found to be unconstitutional.
3. If the legislature passes unjust laws, the courts can strike them down.
4. The Executive can amend the Constitution and the courts cannot ratify the amendments.

Q. Which of the following power sharing arrangements prevents any single organ of the government from becoming too powerful?

1. Concentration of power in the Executive
2. Centralisation of power
3. Horizontal distribution of power
4. Vertical distribution of power

Q. Describe any three forms of power sharing.

Q. Power is shared among different organs of government, such as the legislature, executive and judiciary. This system of power sharing can also be termed as ___________________.

1. Unitary form of government
2. Horizontal distribution of power
3. Vertical division of power
4. Community government

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Power Can Be Shared In Modern Democracies ___________________.

Q. In India, which of the following officials can send back a law if they find it unconstitutional?

1. Prime Minister
2. President
3. Attorney General
4. Law Minister

Q. Sharing of power among different levels of government is known as the _________________.

1. Vertical power sharing.
2. Horizontal power sharing
3. Organizational power sharing.
4. Regional power sharing.

Q. Identify some autocratic rulers from the following.

1. Adolf Hitler
2. Sukarno
3. Pol Pot
4. Joseph Stalin
5. Jawaharlal Nehru
6. Saddam Hussain
7. Mao Zedong
8. Richard Nixon

Q. two set of reasons can be given in favour of power sharing , what are they ? explain with example with Indian context

Q. What do you mean by federalism?

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. Federalism is a system of government in which the power is _____________________.

1. Concentrated in a few hands
2. Concentrated in the central government
3. Divided between a central authority and various constituents
4. Divided amongst various communities

Q. What is true about control of the Union over States ?

1. The executive power of every State shall be so exercised as not to impede or prejudice the exercise of the executive power of the Union
2. The executive power of the Union shall also extend to giving directions to a State as to the construction and maintenance of means of communication declared in the direction to be of national or military importance
3. The executive power of the Union shall also extend to the giving of directions to a State as to the measures to be taken for the protection of railways within the State
4. All of the above