GermanyAufgabe 54 · Politics in a democracy
Which of these is not a branch of state power in Germany?
In the exam (German)
Was ist keine staatliche Gewalt in Deutschland?
- athe legislature (Legislative)Legislative
- bthe judiciary (Judikative)Judikative
- cthe executive (Exekutive)Exekutive
- dthe directive (Direktive)DirektiveCorrect answer
Why?
The three branches of state power are the legislature (Legislative: making laws), the executive (Exekutive: government and administration) and the judiciary (Judikative: the courts). They are separate from each other and check each other – this is the separation of powers. A “Direktive” is not one of them; the word only sounds similar.
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