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CBSE2026Class Class 10 · Political Science4 Marks · Long✅ Verified
Read the given source carefully and answer the questions that follow. POWER SHARING: Power sharing arrangements can also be seen in the way political parties, pressure groups and movements control or influence those in power. In a democracy, the citizens must have freedom to choose among various contenders for power. In contemporary democracies, this takes the form of competition among different parties. Such competition ensures that power does not remain in one hand. In the long run, power is shared among different political parties that represent different ideologies and social groups. Sometimes this kind of sharing can be direct, when two or more parties form an alliance to contest elections. If their alliance is elected, they form a coalition government and thus share power. In a democracy, we find interest groups, such as those of traders, businessmen, industrialists, farmers and industrial workers. They also will have a share in governmental power, either through participation in governmental committees or bringing influence on the decision-making process. 28.1 How do pressure groups influence the government? (1) 28.2 How do social groups benefit from power sharing? (1) 28.3 Explain the contributions of citizens in the power sharing process. (2)
✅ Answer & Solution
(28.1) Influence of pressure groups (1 mark): Interest or pressure groups such as those of traders, businessmen, industrialists, farmers and industrial workers get a share in governmental power either through direct participation in governmental committees or by bringing influence on the decision-making process in favour of their members. (28.2) Benefit to social groups (1 mark): In the long run, power is shared among different political parties that represent different ideologies and social groups; hence the various social groups get a share in power through the parties that represent them, and their views are reflected in public policy. (28.3) Contribution of citizens (2 marks): (i) In a democracy citizens have the freedom to choose among the various contenders for power and, by voting in free and fair elections, they ensure that power does not remain in one hand; (ii) They join political parties, pressure groups, interest groups and movements, which control or influence those in power; (iii) They express their views through public opinion, petitions, protests and the media, so that governments remain responsive; (iv) Through participation in local self-government institutions they directly take part in decision making. Thus citizens are at the centre of the power sharing process.
