Question

Differentiate between horizontal and vertical power sharing in modern democracies?

Answer 1

The horizontal power sharing

Power is shared among different organs of government such as the legislature, executive and judiciary.

Organs of the government are placed at the same level to exercise different powers.

Each organ observes the other.

The vertical sharing power,

Power is shared among the different levels of the governments.

Power involves the highest and the lower levels of government.

The lower organs work under the higher organs

Answer 2

In the horizontal sharing of power the power is shared among the legislative executive and judiciary.
In the vertical sharing of power the power is shared among central , state and local levels