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Who was in majority in flemish region of Belgium?
Dutch Speaking People
What was the official language of Sri Lanka?
What was the official religion of Sri Lanka?
Buddhism
What was the composition of population in Brussels?
French-80%
Dutch-20%
In which year Sinhala was the made the official language of Sri Lanka?
1956
Which form of rule was followed in Sri Lanka?
Majoritarianism
When did Sri Lanka got independence and from whom?
1948. From Britain
What were the different forms of govt. established in Belgium following the principle of power sharing?
Federal Govt. or Central Govt.
State Govt.
Community Govt.
What was the ethnic composition of Sri Lanka?
Sinhalas, Tamils & Christians
Sinhala - 74%
Tamils - 18%
Christians - 7%
Others - 1%
State two measures adopted by Sri Lankan govt. to establish Sinhala Supremacy?
1. Sinhala was declared the official language in 1956.
2. Buddhism was fostered by the Govt.
3. Sinhalas were given preferences in Universities, institutions and employment. (Any two)
Why power sharing is desirable?
1. To avoid conflicts between different social groups
2. It is also a fundamental value of democracy. It is the very spirit of democracy.
Established in Belgium to look into the issues of Education, Culture and Language. It comprised of member from each community to avoid the ignorance of any community.
It is elected by people from respective community irrespective of the place where they live.
What do you mean by Horizontal power sharing?
In this system different organs of govt are placed at same level with different powers such as legislature, executive and judiciary
What was the linguistic composition of Belgium?
59% lived in Flemish region and spoke Dutch
40% lived in Wallonia region and spoke French
1% were Germans
In Brussels-80% were French and 20% were Dutch
What do you mean by vertical power sharing?
It involves distributing power between different levels of govt. such as Union govt., State govt. and local govt. clearly specifying their powers.
Which system is known as system of checks and balances?
Horizontal power sharing is known as system of checks and balances.
State two categories of reasons which makes power sharing desirable with explanation.
1. Prudential Reasons
2. Moral Reasons
What do you mean by a Coalition Govt.?
A govt formed by many parties getting in to an alliance following a common minimum programme.
Define Majoritarianism.
A system of rule in which majority rules in whichever way it wish to by ignoring the needs and wishes of minority.
Define Civil War. Also name the organisation which led the civil war in Sri Lanka.
L.T.T.E (Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam)