Power Sharing CLASS 10 SOCIAL SPPT.pptx

CLASS 10 SOCIAL

1. POWER SHARING

2. BELGIUM Small country in Europe Smaller than Haryana Share Borders with different countries Half of the population of Haryana Location

3. 59%- Flemish Region Speaks the Dutch language 40%- Wallonia Region Speaks French Brussels (CAPITAL) 80%-French 20%-Dutch 1 % Belgians German Speaking

4. PROBLEM IN BELGIUM French Speaking Community Minority Rich and Powerful Dutch Speaking Community Majority Got the benefits later TENSION INCREASED SPECIAL PROBLEM IN CAPITAL French-Majority Dutch-Minority

5. SOLUTION – ACCOMMODATION Between 1970 and 1993 they amended their constitution four times Created a Belgian Model

6. Dutch and French ministers – Equal Status No unilateral decision State Government is not Subordinate to Central Government Equal Representation to Dutch and French Third kind of government Cultural, language and educational issues

7. SRI LANKA Island Nation Few km away off the southern coast of Tamil Nadu Two crores same as in Haryana Location

8. SRI LANKAN TAMILS (13%) TAMIL SPEAKERS (18%) - Hindus/Muslims INDIAN TAMILS (5%) SINHALESE (74%) – Buddhists Muslims (1%) Christians (7%)

9. PROBLEMS IN SRILANKA- MAJORITARIANISM EARLIER NAME OF SRI LANKA- Ceylon YEAR OF FREEDOM – 1948 SINHALA SUPREMACY SINHALA ACT PREFERENTIAL POLICIES BUDDHISM – Religion of the State Feeling of ALIENATION INCREASED

10. Feeling of alienation among Tamils Strained Relations No Sensitivity Towards Tamilians Discrimination Amongst TAMILS and favor of SINHALAS Denied EQUAL Rights and Opportunities

11. CONSEQUENCES OF MAJORITARIANISM Recognition of Language DEMANDS OF TAMILIANS Equal Opportunities Regional Autonomy Separate Tamil Ealmn RESULTED IN CIVIL WAR

12. Reduce Conflicts Ensures Stability Imposing the will- undermines the unity of the nation Majority cannot rule over Minority Very Spirit of Democracy Deeper Reason for Sharing Accountable, responsible, and legitimate government Maximum popular participation-how people are to be governed

13. Legislature Executive Judiciary Union Government State Government Local Government Linguistic Caste Religious Power does not remain in one hand Different ideologies