alleryHorizontal power sharing means distribution of power among:
AMultiple religious groups
BDifferent community boards
CDifferent organs of government (legislature, executive, judiciary)
DCentre and the states
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Different organs of government (legislature, executive, judiciary)
1. Horizontal sharing: legislature, executive and judiciary at the SAME level are checks on each other.
2. Embodied in the doctrine of SEPARATION OF POWERS.
3. Vertical = between central / state / local govt levels.
_Source: syllabus SST Polity Ch 1 §1.3 Horizontal Form_
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