What are the different forms of power sharing in modern democracies? Give an example of each of these.
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Horizontal Distribution of Power: The power is shared among the different organs of government, such as the legislature, executive and judiciary. Example: The distribution of power between Indian Parliament (legislature), the council of ministers headed by chief ministers (executive) and Courts of India
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Major forms of power sharing in modern democracy are:
Power sharing among different Organs of the Government: In democracy, power is shared among Legislature, Executive and Judiciary. This is known as distribution of power. No organ of the government can excercise unlimited power as each over sharing among different Organs of the Government organ checks the others.
Governments at different levels: In federal form of government, power is shared between the central and state governments. In India there is another lower level of government -local self government. This is called vertical division of government.
Social Groups: Power may also be shared among different social groups such as religious and linguistic groups. In India, there are constitutional and legal arrangements whereby socially weaker sections and women are represented in the legislatures and administration.
Division of power between political parties, pressure groups and movements: Political parties are the organizations which aim to control power by contesting elections. In a democracy, citizens have the freedom to choose among the various contenders for power. When no party gets a majority, two or more parties come together to form a government. In a democracy, pressure and interest groups also have an indirect share in the government's power.