GermanyAufgabe 116 · Politics in a democracy
If you are allowed to vote in a Bundestag election in Germany, this is called …
In the exam (German)
Wenn Sie bei einer Bundestagswahl in Deutschland wählen dürfen, heißt das …
- aactive election campaign (aktive Wahlkampagne).aktive Wahlkampagne.
- bactive electoral procedure (aktives Wahlverfahren).aktives Wahlverfahren.
- cactive electioneering (aktiver Wahlkampf).aktiver Wahlkampf.
- dactive right to vote (aktives Wahlrecht).aktives Wahlrecht.Correct answer
Why?
The right to cast your own vote in an election is called the active right to vote. For the Bundestag election you need German citizenship and a minimum age of 18 (Article 38 of the Basic Law, Grundgesetz). Electioneering and election campaigns are something different: that is how the parties try to win votes before the election.
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What percentage of the second votes (Zweitstimmen) must parties get at least in order to be elected to the German Federal Parliament (Bundestag)?Correct answer:5%
Wie viel Prozent der Zweitstimmen müssen Parteien mindestens bekommen, um in den Deutschen Bundestag gewählt zu werden? — 5%
Aufgabe 119
Elections in Germany are free. What does this mean?Correct answer:Everyone can decide without coercion whether to vote and whom to vote for.
Wahlen in Deutschland sind frei. Was bedeutet das? — Jede Person kann ohne Zwang entscheiden, ob sie wählen möchte und wen sie wählen möchte.
Aufgabe 120
The electoral system in Germany is …Correct answer:a majority and proportional voting system (Mehrheits- und Verhältniswahlrecht).
Das Wahlsystem in Deutschland ist ein … — Mehrheits- und Verhältniswahlrecht.
Aufgabe 121
A party wants to get into the German Federal Parliament (Bundestag). But it must have a minimum share of the votes. This is called the …Correct answer:5% threshold (5%-Hürde).
Eine Partei möchte in den Deutschen Bundestag. Sie muss aber einen Mindestanteil an Wählerstimmen haben. Das heißt … — 5%-Hürde.
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Questions and options: Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF), Gesamtfragenkatalog for the “Leben in Deutschland” test and the Einbürgerungstest, as of 07.05.2025 (Annex 1 to the Einbürgerungstestverordnung). The English translation and the explanations are ours, written with AI; in the exam the questions are asked in German. The coats of arms, flags and photos come from Wikimedia Commons, the maps and ballot papers are drawn by us – authors and licences are listed under Image credits. This is not a government service.
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