GermanyAufgabe 58 · Politics in a democracy
Who appoints the ministers of the federal government in Germany?
In the exam (German)
Wer ernennt in Deutschland die Ministerinnen/die Minister der Bundesregierung?
- athe President of the Federal Constitutional Court (Bundesverfassungsgericht)die Präsidentin/der Präsident des Bundesverfassungsgerichtes
- bthe Federal President (Bundespräsidentin/Bundespräsident)die Bundespräsidentin/der BundespräsidentCorrect answer
- cthe President of the Federal Council (Bundesrat)die Bundesratspräsidentin/der Bundesratspräsident
- dthe President of the Federal Parliament (Bundestag)die Bundestagspräsidentin/der Bundestagspräsident
Why?
Under Article 64 of the Basic Law (Grundgesetz), the Federal President (Bundespräsidentin or Bundespräsident) appoints the ministers. But they are chosen by the Federal Chancellor (Bundeskanzlerin or Bundeskanzler), who proposes them. The head of state formally carries out this proposal.
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