Question

What are the early notions of power sharing and how have they changed with emergence of democracy?

Answer 1

Early notions of power sharing were that all the powers of government must reside in one person or group of persons located at one place as it was felt that if the power to decide is dispersed, it would not be possible to take quick decisions and to enforce them but with the emergence of democracy these notions have changed as basic principles of democracy is that people are the source of all political power and in a democracy people rule themselves through institutions of of self governance,everyone has a voice in shaping public policies therefore power should be distributed among as many as citizens as possible.

Answer 2

-An earlier  notion of power sharing existed during the period before the emergence of democracy and dictated that power was bestowed upon one person by supreme being.

-This was a religious principle that facilitated the centralization of power at one point, that is, all power was under one individual.

Things turn out different from the expected and because power was easily misused leading to the emergence of democracy where power is distributed amongst several people.