GermanyAufgabe 120 · Politics in a democracy
The electoral system in Germany is …
In the exam (German)
Das Wahlsystem in Deutschland ist ein …
- aa property-based franchise (Zensuswahlrecht).Zensuswahlrecht.
- ba three-class franchise (Dreiklassenwahlrecht).Dreiklassenwahlrecht.
- ca majority and proportional voting system (Mehrheits- und Verhältniswahlrecht).Mehrheits- und Verhältniswahlrecht.Correct answer
- duniversal male suffrage (allgemeines Männerwahlrecht).allgemeines Männerwahlrecht.
Why?
In the Bundestag election you have two votes. With the first vote (Erststimme) you vote for a person in your own constituency – there, whoever gets the most votes wins (majority voting). With the second vote (Zweitstimme) you vote for a party, and it gets seats according to its share of all the votes (proportional representation). The other answers are old, unfair electoral systems, for example the Prussian three-class franchise.
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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.
Aufgabe 122
Which principle do elections in Germany follow? Elections in Germany are …Correct answer:free, equal, secret.
Welchem Grundsatz unterliegen Wahlen in Deutschland? Wahlen in Deutschland sind … — frei, gleich, geheim.
Aufgabe 123
What is the “5% threshold” (5%-Hürde) in Germany?Correct answer:the minimum share of the votes needed to get into parliament
Was ist in Deutschland die "5%-Hürde"? — Mindestanteil an Wählerstimmen, um ins Parlament zu kommen
Aufgabe 124
The Bundestag election (Bundestagswahl) in Germany is the election of …Correct answer:the parliament for Germany.
Die Bundestagswahl in Deutschland ist die Wahl … — des Parlaments für Deutschland.
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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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