Question

A system of ‘checks and balances’ is another name for which one of the following power-sharing arrangements:

Options

• Power-sharing among different social groups.

• Vertical division of power or power shared among different levels of government.

• Horizontal division of power or power shared among different organs of the government.

• Power-sharing in the form of political parties, pressure groups and governments.

Answer 1

Horizontal division of power or power shared among different organs of the government.