GermanyAufgabe 82 · Politics in a democracy
Who leads the German federal cabinet?
In the exam (German)
Wer leitet das deutsche Bundeskabinett?
- athe President of the Federal Parliament (Bundestagspräsidentin/Bundestagspräsident)die Bundestagspräsidentin/der Bundestagspräsident
- bthe Federal President (Bundespräsidentin/Bundespräsident)die Bundespräsidentin/der Bundespräsident
- cthe President of the Federal Council (Bundesratspräsidentin/Bundesratspräsident)die Bundesratspräsidentin/der Bundesratspräsident
- dthe Federal Chancellor (Bundeskanzlerin/Bundeskanzler)die Bundeskanzlerin/der BundeskanzlerCorrect answer
Why?
The federal cabinet is the federal government: the Chancellor and all the federal ministers. It is led by the Federal Chancellor, who also sets the guidelines of policy (Article 65 of the Basic Law, Grundgesetz). The head of state and the Presidents of the Bundestag and the Bundesrat are not part of the government.
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