Case of Belgium

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Write the difference between the state government and central government of Belgium.

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What are community resources?

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What are community rights and responsibilities?

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Belgium has borders with ______

1. Germany, Spain, and Netherlands.

2. Netherlands, Spain, and France

3. Spain, Germany, and France

4. Germany, France, and Netherlands.

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

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

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

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What does the coalition government imply?

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Which community was in majority in Brussels?

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.

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Which Community Was Rich In Belgium ?

Q. Where is the headquarters of the European Union?

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

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

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

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Match list I (forms of power sharing) with List II (forms of government) and select the correct answer using the codes given below in the lists:

	List I		List II
1.	Power shared among different organs of government	Α.	Community government
2.	Power shared among governments at different levels	Β.	Separation of powers
3.	Power shared by different social groups	C.	Coalition government
4.	Power shared by two or more political parties	D.	Federal government

	1	2	3	4
(a)	D	A	B	C
(b)	B	C	D	A
(c)	B	D	A	C
(d)	C	D	A	B

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. 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. 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. 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.

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Match list I (forms of power sharing) with List II (forms of government) and select the correct answer using the codes given below in the lists:

	List I		List II
1.	Power shared among different organs of government	Α.	Community government
2.	Power shared among governments at different levels	Β.	Separation of powers
3.	Power shared by different social groups	C.	Coalition government
4.	Power shared by two or more political parties	D.	Federal government

	1	2	3	4
(a)	D	A	B	C
(b)	B	C	D	A
(c)	B	D	A	C
(d)	C	D	A	B

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What is meant by Community Government in Belgium? Whether they have different community government for different linguistic group such as Dutch community government for Dutch, French community government for French etc?

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

1. True
2. False

Q. Community government is a peculiar feature of the Belgian model.Elucidate.

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

1. French
2. German
3. Spanish

Q. Match List I (organisations and struggles) with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

	List I		List II
1	Organisations that seek to promote interests of a particular section or group	A	Movement
2	Organisations that seek to promote common interest	B	Political parties
3	Struggles launched for the resolution of a social problem with or without an organisational structure	C	Sectional interest groups
4	Organisations that mobilise people with a view to win political power	D	Public interest group

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

Q. despite being minority community in the country French was rich and powerful how did its train tension between two communities

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why did the belgium leaders ament the constitution four times.

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why was the minority french speaking community relatively rich and powerful?

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.