GermanyAufgabe 129 · Politics in a democracy
In Germany, the people elect …
In the exam (German)
Vom Volk gewählt wird in Deutschland …
- athe Federal Chancellor.die Bundeskanzlerin/der Bundeskanzler.
- bthe Minister-President of a federal state.die Ministerpräsidentin/der Ministerpräsident eines Bundeslandes.
- cthe Bundestag.der Bundestag.Correct answer
- dthe Federal President.die Bundespräsidentin/der Bundespräsident.
Why?
At federal level, the people directly elect only the Bundestag (the Federal Parliament). The Federal Chancellor is then elected by the Bundestag, the Federal President by the Federal Convention (Bundesversammlung), and the Minister-President of a state by the state parliament (Landtag). Memory aid: the people elect the parliaments; the top offices are then elected indirectly.
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Aufgabe 131
In Germany, a mayor (Bürgermeisterin/Bürgermeister) is …Correct answer:the head of a municipality.
In Deutschland ist eine Bürgermeisterin/ein Bürgermeister … — das Oberhaupt einer Gemeinde.
Aufgabe 133
What is allowed in elections to the Bundestag and the state parliaments (Landtage) in Germany?Correct answer:You can cast your vote by post.
Was ist bei Bundestags- und Landtagswahlen in Deutschland erlaubt? — Man kann durch Briefwahl seine Stimme abgeben.
Aufgabe 134
They want to scrap the bus route that you always take to work. What can you do to keep the bus route?Correct answer:I join a citizens' initiative to keep the bus route, or I start an initiative myself.
Man will die Buslinie abschaffen, mit der Sie immer zur Arbeit fahren. Was können Sie machen, um die Buslinie zu erhalten? — Ich beteilige mich an einer Bürgerinitiative für die Erhaltung der Buslinie oder gründe selber eine Initiative.
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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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