GermanyAufgabe 83 · Politics in a democracy
Who elects the German Federal Chancellor?
In the exam (German)
Wer wählt die deutsche Bundeskanzlerin/den deutschen Bundeskanzler?
- athe peopledas Volk
- bthe Federal Convention (Bundesversammlung)die Bundesversammlung
- cthe Federal Parliament (Bundestag)der BundestagCorrect answer
- dthe federal government (Bundesregierung)die Bundesregierung
Why?
The Federal Chancellor is elected by the Bundestag, that is, by the members of parliament (Article 63 of the Basic Law, Grundgesetz). Memory aid: two steps – the people elect the Bundestag, and the Bundestag elects the Chancellor. The federal government does not elect itself; it is only formed after the Chancellor has been elected.
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