GermanyAufgabe 22 · Politics in a democracy

What form of state does Germany have?

In the exam (German)

Was für eine Staatsform hat Deutschland?

  1. amonarchyMonarchie
  2. bdictatorshipDiktatur
  3. crepublicRepublikCorrect answer
  4. dprincipalityFürstentum

Why?

Germany is a republic: the head of state is elected and does not inherit the office. You can already see this in the name “Federal Republic of Germany” (Bundesrepublik Deutschland). The monarchy with an emperor ended in Germany in 1918.

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  1. Aufgabe 24

    How many federal states (Bundesländer) does the Federal Republic of Germany have?

    Correct answer:16

    Wie viele Bundesländer hat die Bundesrepublik Deutschland? — 16

  2. Aufgabe 25

    Which of these is not a federal state of the Federal Republic of Germany?

    Correct answer:Elsass-Lothringen

    Was ist kein Bundesland der Bundesrepublik Deutschland? — Elsass-Lothringen

  3. Aufgabe 26

    Germany is …

    Correct answer:a democratic and social federal state.

    Deutschland ist … — ein demokratischer und sozialer Bundesstaat.

  4. Aufgabe 27

    Germany is …

    Correct answer:a federal state.

    Deutschland ist … — ein Bundesstaat.

Source

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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