GermanyAufgabe 43 · Politics in a democracy
When can a party be banned in Germany?
In the exam (German)
Wann kann in Deutschland eine Partei verboten werden?
- aif its election campaign is too expensivewenn ihr Wahlkampf zu teuer ist
- bif it fights against the constitutionwenn sie gegen die Verfassung kämpftCorrect answer
- cif it criticises the head of statewenn sie Kritik am Staatsoberhaupt äußert
- dif its programme proposes a new directionwenn ihr Programm eine neue Richtung vorschlägt
Why?
A party can be banned if it wants to abolish the free democratic basic order (Article 21 of the Basic Law, Grundgesetz). Only the Federal Constitutional Court (Bundesverfassungsgericht) decides on this. Criticism of the state or new political ideas, on the other hand, are allowed – they are part of democracy.
Translated with AI. In the exam the question is in German, as shown above.
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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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