GermanyAufgabe 48 · Politics in a democracy
Which body is not one of Germany's constitutional bodies?
In the exam (German)
Welches Organ gehört nicht zu den Verfassungsorganen Deutschlands?
- athe Federal Council (Bundesrat)der Bundesrat
- bthe Federal President (Bundespräsidentin/Bundespräsident)die Bundespräsidentin/der Bundespräsident
- cthe citizens' assembly (Bürgerversammlung)die BürgerversammlungCorrect answer
- dthe government (Regierung)die Regierung
Why?
The constitutional bodies are laid down in the Basic Law (Grundgesetz): the Bundestag, the Bundesrat, the federal government, the Federal President, the Federal Convention (Bundesversammlung) and the Federal Constitutional Court. A “citizens' assembly” is not one of them. Careful, it is easy to mix them up: the Federal Convention (Bundesversammlung) is a constitutional body – it elects the head of state.
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