GermanyAufgabe 50 · Politics in a democracy
The economic system in Germany is called …
In the exam (German)
Die Wirtschaftsform in Deutschland nennt man …
- afree central economy.freie Zentralwirtschaft.
- bsocial market economy.soziale Marktwirtschaft.Correct answer
- cdirected central economy.gelenkte Zentralwirtschaft.
- dplanned economy.Planwirtschaft.
Why?
Germany has a social market economy (soziale Marktwirtschaft): companies and markets are free, but the state ensures social balance, for example with workers' rights and social insurance. Its best-known founding father is Ludwig Erhard, the first economics minister of the Federal Republic. A planned economy, in which the state plans production, existed in the GDR (DDR).
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It is not part of a democratic state under the rule of law that …Correct answer:people are arrested by a private police force for no reason.
Zu einem demokratischen Rechtsstaat gehört es nicht, dass … — Menschen von einer Privatpolizei ohne Grund verhaftet werden.
Aufgabe 52
What does “sovereignty of the people” (Volkssouveränität) mean? All state authority comes from …Correct answer:the people.
Was bedeutet "Volkssouveränität"? Alle Staatsgewalt geht vom ... — Volke aus.
Aufgabe 53
What does “Rechtsstaat” (rule of law) mean in Germany?Correct answer:The state must obey the laws.
Was bedeutet "Rechtsstaat" in Deutschland? — Der Staat muss die Gesetze einhalten.
Aufgabe 54
Which of these is not a branch of state power in Germany?Correct answer:the directive (Direktive)
Was ist keine staatliche Gewalt in Deutschland? — Direktive
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