Political Science

Consequences of majoritarian policies adopted by Sri Lankan Government were: Tamils felt the government was not sensitive about Tamil language and culture because Sinhala was declared the official language. Tamils felt discriminated against securing jobs and education which were given preferentially to the Sinhala speakers. Tamils felt the government was practising religious discrimination because the…

Demands of the Tamils: Recognition of Tamil as an official language. Equal opportunities for Tamils in government jobs and educational institutions. Provincial autonomy for Tamil dominated provinces.

The Belgian leaders recognised the existence of regional and cultural diversities. They amended their Constitution four times so as to work out an innovative arrangement that would enable everyone to live together in peace and harmony, i.e., there was sharing of power between the Dutch and the French both in the Central Government, State Government…

Horizontal Division of Power Horizontal division of power is such a power sharing arrangement in which power is shared among different organs of government, such as legislature, executive and judiciary. In horizontal division of power, different organs of government exercise different powers. This is a concept of separation of powers. Horizontal distribution specifies the concept…

Power sharing is desirable in democracy because: It helps to reduce the possibility of conflict between social groups. Since social conflict often leads to violence and political instability. It is a good way to ensure the stability of political order. Imposing the will of majority community over others may look like an attractive option in…

Power is shared between different organs of the government such as Legislature, Executive and Judiciary. This system of power sharing is referred to as a system of ‘checks and balances’ because: All three organs are placed at the same level of power. The power distribution ensures that no organ enjoys unlimited powers. Each organ exercises…

Power is shared among different organs of government i.e., Legislature, Executive and Judiciary. Legislature: The legislature is concerned with passing the laws, controlling the finances of the state and delivering on matter of public importance. Executive: The executive machinery implements the policies of the government and executes the rules made by the legislature bodies. Judiciary:…

Sri Lankan Tamils felt alienated because: Government adopted majoritarian measure to establish Sinhala Supremacy. In 1956, an Act was passed to recognise Sinhala as the only, official language thus disregarding Tamil. The governments followed preferential politics that favoured Sinhala applicants for university positions and government jobs. A new Constitution stipulated that the state shall protect…

The main elements of the power-sharing model evolved in Belgium were: Constitution prescribes that the number of Dutch and French-speaking ministers shall be equal in the Central Government. Some special laws require the support of majority of members from each linguistic group. Thus, no single community can make decisions unilaterally. Many powers of the Central…