Key Points - Power Sharing

Power Sharing:
- Power sharing is important because it the conflict between different social groups.
- Social conflicts often lead to violence and political instability, power sharing is a good way to ensure the stability of political order.
- A democratic rule involves sharing power with those affected by its exercise, and who have to live with its effects. People have a right to be consuloted on how they are to be governed.

A legitimate govt is one ........ citizens through participation, acquire a stake in the system.
- One basis of principle of democracy is that people are the source of all political power.
- Power is shared among different organs of govt such as the legislature, executive and judiciary.
- Power can be should among governments at different levels a general govt. for the entire country and governments at the provincial or regional level.

Questions :

1. What do you mean by power sharing?

2. Name all the different organs of govt.?

3. What do you mean power sharing in a country?

4. What do you mean by majority?

5. What are different forms of power sharing in modern democracies give an example of each of these.