Power Sharing Test - 4

Majoritarianism: A belief that the majority community should be able to rule a country in whichever way it wants, by disregarding the wishes and needs of the minority.The policy of Majoritarianism was followed in Srilanka.

Sri Lanka emerged as an independent country in 1948.

Civil war: A violent conflict between opposing groups within a country that becomes so intense that it appears like a war.

In 1956, an Act was passed to recognise Sinhala as the only official language, thus disregarding Tamil.The governments followed preferential policies that favoured Sinhala applicants for university positions and government jobs.

In 1956, an Act was passed to recognise Sinhala as the only official language, thus disregarding Tamil.

Sri Lankan Tamils are concentrated in the north and east of the country.

Between 1970 and 1993, they amended their constitution four times so as to work out an arrangement that would enable everyone to live together within the same country.

Two or more parties form an alliance to contest elections .If their alliance is elected,they form a government called coalition government.

In the capital city Brussels, 80 per cent people speak French while 20 per cent are Dutch-speaking.

Here are some of the elements of the Belgian model:
The number of Dutch and French-speaking ministers shall be equal in the central government. Many powers of the central government have been given to state governments of the two regions. There will be third kind of government called ‘community government’.