GermanyAufgabe 85 · Politics in a democracy
Who makes up the German Federal Council (Bundesrat)?
In the exam (German)
Wer bildet den deutschen Bundesrat?
- athe members of the Federal Parliament (Bundestag)die Abgeordneten des Bundestages
- bthe ministers of the federal governmentdie Ministerinnen und Minister der Bundesregierung
- cthe government representatives of the federal statesdie Regierungsvertreter der BundesländerCorrect answer
- dthe party membersdie Parteimitglieder
Why?
The Bundesrat is made up of members of the 16 state governments, for example the Minister-Presidents (Article 51 of the Basic Law, Grundgesetz). Each state has three to six votes, depending on its population. In this way the Länder take part in federal politics.
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