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          Here are some examples of power sharing. Which of the four types of power sharing do these represent? Who is sharing power with whom? (i) The Bombay High  Court ordered the Maharashtra state government to immediately take action and improve living conditions for the 2,000-odd children at seven children's homes in Mumbai. (ii) The government of Ontario state in Canada has agreed to a land claim settlement with the aboriginal community. The Minister responsible for Native Affairs announced that the government will work with aboriginal people in a spirit of mutual respect and cooperation. (iii) Russia's two influential political parties, the Union of Right Forces and the Liberal Yabloko Movement, agreed to unite their organizations into a strong right-wing coalition. They propose to have a common list of candidates in the next parliamentary elections. (iv) The finance ministers of various states in Nigeria got together and demanded that the federal government declare its sources of income. They also wanted to know the formula by which the revenue is distributed to various state governments.  (iii) This is an example of power sharing arrangement between  political  parties, pressure groups and different organisations. (iv) This is an example of power sharing among the government at different levels. Here the power is being shared between federal and State Governments and also among the different State Governments.

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                                  (i) This is an example of power sharing among different organs of the government. Here the power is shared between the Judiciary and the Executive. (ii) This is an example of sharing power among different social groups. According to 2011 census Aboriginal people of Canada Consists of 4.3 percent of total population and in Ontario state alone they are 2.4 percent. Here the power is shared between the aboriginals and other social groups. (iii) This is an example of power sharing arrangement between  political  parties, pressure groups and different organisations. (iv) This is an example of power sharing among the government at different levels. Here the power is being shared between federal and State Governments and also among the different State Governments.