GermanyAufgabe 15 · Politics in a democracy
What does the German Basic Law (Grundgesetz) forbid?
In the exam (German)
Was verbietet das deutsche Grundgesetz?
- amilitary serviceMilitärdienst
- bforced labourZwangsarbeitCorrect answer
- cfree choice of occupationfreie Berufswahl
- dworking abroadArbeit im Ausland
Why?
Article 12 of the Basic Law forbids forced labour: nobody may be forced to do a particular kind of work. Forced labour is only allowed during imprisonment that a court has ordered. Military service, on the other hand, is expressly allowed by the Basic Law (Article 12a), and the free choice of occupation is even a fundamental right.
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German laws forbid …Correct answer:unequal treatment of citizens by the state.
Die deutschen Gesetze verbieten … — Ungleichbehandlung der Bürgerinnen und Bürger durch den Staat.
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