GermanyAufgabe 52 · Politics in a democracy
What does “sovereignty of the people” (Volkssouveränität) mean? All state authority comes from …
In the exam (German)
Was bedeutet "Volkssouveränität"? Alle Staatsgewalt geht vom ...
- athe people.Volke aus.Correct answer
- bthe Bundestag.Bundestag aus.
- cthe Prussian king.preußischen König aus.
- dthe Federal Constitutional Court.Bundesverfassungsgericht aus.
Why?
Article 20 of the Basic Law (Grundgesetz) says: “All state authority comes from the people.” The people exercise it above all through elections, and the elected bodies act on their behalf. Memory aid: above the entrance to the Reichstag building, where the Bundestag meets, are the words “Dem deutschen Volke” (To the German people).
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