GermanyAufgabe 134 · Politics in a democracy
They want to scrap the bus route that you always take to work. What can you do to keep the bus route?
In the exam (German)
Man will die Buslinie abschaffen, mit der Sie immer zur Arbeit fahren. Was können Sie machen, um die Buslinie zu erhalten?
- aI join a citizens' initiative to keep the bus route, or I start an initiative myself.Ich beteilige mich an einer Bürgerinitiative für die Erhaltung der Buslinie oder gründe selber eine Initiative.Correct answer
- bI join a sports club and train in cycling.Ich werde Mitglied in einem Sportverein und trainiere Radfahren.
- cI contact the tax office, because as a taxpayer I have a right to the bus route.Ich wende mich an das Finanzamt, weil ich als Steuerzahlerin/Steuerzahler ein Recht auf die Buslinie habe.
- dI write a letter to the municipal forestry office.Ich schreibe einen Brief an das Forstamt der Gemeinde.
Why?
In a democracy, citizens can stand up for their own interests. A citizens' initiative (Bürgerinitiative) is a group that campaigns locally for a particular goal, for example by collecting signatures, holding talks with the municipality or organising demonstrations. The tax office and the forestry office are responsible for taxes and forests, not for bus routes.
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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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