Politics Chapter-I Work Sheet

Power Sharing
1. Name the four boundaries of Belgium?
2. Define ethnic composition?
3. Explain ethnic composition of Belgium?
4. Explain ethnic composition of Brussels?
5. What were the reasons for tension in Belgium?
6. Explain the ethnic composition of Sri Lanka?
7. Explain Majoritarianism?
8. What were the conditions in 1956 act?
9. What were the conditions of Majoritarianism in Sri Lanka?
10. What were the Govt measures alienated Sri Lankan Tamils?
11. The relations between the Sinhala and Tamil communities strained over time why?
12. What were the after effects of Majoritarian policy?
13. What were the demands of Tamil political parties?
14. What were the after effects of civil war?
15. Sri Lanka emerged as an independent country in
16. The head quarter of European Union.
17. The Belgium leaders amended the constitution 4 times . Why ?
18. What were the conditions of Accomodation Policy in Belgium ?
19. Differentiate between Majoritarian policy and Accommodation policy ?
20. Why Power Sharing is desirable ? Explain by prudential and moral reasons .
21. On the basis of power sharing what are the features of democracy.
22. What are the different forms of power sharing in Modern democracies ?
23. Explain Civil War ?
24. Explain Prudential ?
25. Describe horizondal and vertical power sharing in modern democracies .
26. How can power be shared among governments at different levels.Explain.
27. Explain community government in Belgium.
28.What measure was adopted by the democratically elected Govt. of Srilanka to establish
Sinhala Supremacy?
29.What is meant by the system of checks and balances?
30.Compare the different ways in which the Belgians and the Srilankans have dealt with the
problem of cultural diversity.
31.How far do you agree with the statement that power sharing is keeping with the spirit of
democracy?
32.Why is the ethnic composition of Belgium complex ?
33. How is Belgium’s power – sharing path different from any other country?
34. What is majoritarianism ? Is it wrong if a majority community in a country rules?
Give reasons to justify your answer?
35.Power sharing is the very spirit of democracy. Justify the statement.
36.Describe the vertical and horizontal forms of power sharing exercised in India.
37 Explain the two main reasons why power sharing is important in a democracy?
38 Why was Brussels chosen as the headquarters during the formation of European Union?
39 How did Belgium accommodated the regional differences and cultural diversities?
40 Which three basic elements of Belgium model of power sharing make it innovative?
41 What positive things do you see in the accommodation made in Belgium?
42 How do elements of Belgium model of power sharing make it unique and innovative?
43 Both Belgium and Srilanka are democracies by they follow different systems of power
sharing. Support the statement by giving three points of difference.
44 Sharing of powers makes a country more powerful and united. Justify the statement.
45 Describe with example the way in which power can be shared among different social and
linguistic groups.

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