Question

“Power is shared between different social groups.” Comment on this statement with the help of an example. (VBQ)

Answer 1

power can be shared among different social groups in the following ways
*there are countries where social and economically weak sections and women are given legal and constitutional protection in terms of representation in the local bodies. this is done to enable them to be a part of decision making.
*in india, there is a provision in the constitution to have reserved constituencies for the members of the socially and economically backward classes. at the same time one third of the seats are reserved for the women in the legislatures. this ensures fair power share.
*in Belgium, the provision of community govt for the linguistic groups was introduced to avoid civic strife in the country