Multiple choice

Which of the following is/are the example(s) of power sharing in a government?

a. A court order by the State High Court to the government to build infrastructure in a locality b. Two political parties deciding to form a coalition to fight against a third party in the local assembly elections c. A new law making one language the common language of instruction in schools all over the country

  1. a, b and c

  2. a and b

  3. a and c

  4. b and c

  5. only b
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B Correct answer
Explanation

These are examples of power sharing as power sharing arrangements between two parties and the system of checks and balances in the horizontal government where judiciary can keep an eye on the functioning of the executive and the legislature come under power sharing.

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