NCERT SOLUTIO CLASS 10 SOCIAL SCIENCE
NCERT SOLUTIONCLASS 10 SOCIAL SCIENCE (DEMOCRATIC POLITICS- II CHAPTER -1 POWER -SHARING QUESTION NO1 What are the different forms of power sharing in modern democracies? Give an example of each of these. ANSWER In modern democracies ,power sharing arrangement have taken different forms such as -- 1.HORIZONTAL DIVISION OF POWER Power is shared among different organs of the government, like the legislature,executiveand judiciary. This ensures that none of the organs can exercise unlimited power.Each organ checks the others and thus balance of power among various institutions is maintained. Minister and government officials are responsible to the parliament and state assemblies.Similarly,judges though appointed by the executes,keep a check on the functioning of executives and laws made by the legislatures.This arrangement is called a system of checks and balances. 2. VERTICAL POWER OF DIVISION Power can be shared among governments at different levels. A gener...