DenmarkDet danske demokrati og retssamfundet 14 · Danish democracy and the rule of law
What does parliamentarism (parlamentarisme) mean in Denmark?
In the exam (Danish)
Hvad betyder parlamentarisme i Danmark?
- aThat the monarch can freely choose and dismiss his or her ministers, whatever the Folketing thinks.At regenten frit kan vælge og afskedige sine ministre, uanset hvad Folketinget mener.
- bThat a government cannot stay in office if a majority in the Folketing is against it.At en regering ikke kan blive siddende, hvis et flertal i Folketinget er imod den.Correct answer
- cThat the government can pass new laws on its own, without the Folketing voting on them.At regeringen kan vedtage nye love alene, uden at Folketinget stemmer om dem.
Why?
Parliamentarism means that the government must not have a majority in the Folketing against it. The principle became practice in 1901 and was written into the Constitution in 1953.
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A majority in the Folketing passes a vote of no confidence in a minister. What must the minister do?Correct answer:Resign.
Et flertal i Folketinget udtaler mistillid til en minister. Hvad skal ministeren gøre? — Gå af.
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What is a minority government (mindretalsregering)?Correct answer:A government whose parties have less than half of the seats.
Hvad er en mindretalsregering? — En regering, hvis partier har under halvdelen af mandaterne.
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The Folketing has passed a law. For most laws, a minority can demand a referendum on the law. What share of the members must demand it?Correct answer:One third.
Folketinget har vedtaget en lov. For de fleste love gælder, at et mindretal kan kræve folkeafstemning om loven. Hvor stor en del af medlemmerne skal kræve det? — En tredjedel.
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Which court can convict a minister who has broken the law in his or her work as a minister?Correct answer:The Court of Impeachment (Rigsretten).
Hvilken domstol kan dømme en minister, der har brudt loven i sit arbejde som minister? — Rigsretten.
Source
Questions from past citizenship tests (danskogproever.dk), reproduced verbatim in Danish with the official answers by permission of the Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration (SIRI), and our own practice questions on the facts of the study material “Læremateriale til Indfødsretsprøven” and on Danish values. The English translation and the explanations are ours, made with AI help; in the test the questions are asked in Danish. Current-affairs questions and questions whose official answer no longer holds have been left out. We are not affiliated with SIRI.
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