Federalism

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Describe the power sharing arrangement of any one country.

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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 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. 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. 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. 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. 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

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Belgium has worked on the principles of accommodation. Explain.

Q. What is meant by 'Residuary Powers'?

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The Mayor of Merchtem, a town near Brussels in Belgium, has defended a ban on speaking French in the town’s schools. He said that the ban would help all non-Dutch speakers integrate into this Flemish town. Do you think that this measure is in keeping with the spirit of Belgium’s power-sharing arrangements? Give your reasons in about 50 words.

Q. Vertical power sharing helps in _______________.

1. Concentration of power.
2. Decentralization of power
3. Creating differences
4. Motivating leaders

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. How did the Belgians resolve the ethnic conflict?

Q. Between 1970 and 1993, in order to work out an arrangement that would enable every community to live in Belgium, the Belgians _________.

1. Formed a new constitution
2. Amended their constitution
3. Segregated the areas of different communities
4. Removed all kinds restrictions

Q. Which two languages are spoken in Belgium?

1. French and English
2. Dutch and English
3. French and Dutch
4. Dutch and Sinhala

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

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

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?

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

Q. Define federal government and Fedraldivisions of power

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Q.11.How did Belgium accommodate her social differences?Discuss

Q. which type of power does the community government of Belgium enjoy

Q. How many people of Belgium speak German language?

1. 3%
2. 5%
3. 4%
4. 1%

Q. Belgium government is a good example of ______________.

1. Monarchy
2. Unitary government
3. Federal government
4. Community government