Q1
What is horizontal power sharing?
ASharing power among government branches
BSharing power among nations
CSharing power among ages
DSharing power over time
CBSEClass 10 (CBSE)Social ScienceCh 13 · Topic 2
Forms of Power Sharing
Power sharing can take various forms, including sharing among different organs of government, among different levels of government, and amon
Core concept
Horizontal power sharing distributes power among different government branches - the legislature, executive, and judiciary - ensuring checks and balances.
How it works
Vertical power sharing distributes power among different levels of government - national, state, and local - allowing decisions to be made closer to the people they affect.
Why it matters
Power can also be shared among different social groups, like community government (as in Belgium) or by ensuring political parties, pressure groups, and movements represent diverse interests.
Key detail
These different forms of power sharing work together in most democracies, ensuring that power isn't concentrated, and that different perspectives and interests are represented in governance.
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• Horizontal power sharing distributes power among government branches.
• This includes legislature, executive and judiciary.
• It ensures checks and balances.
• Vertical power sharing distributes power among government levels.
• This includes national, state and local levels.
• Vertical sharing allows decisions closer to affected people.
• Power can also be shared among social groups.
• Political parties and pressure groups also represent diverse interests.