DenmarkDet danske demokrati og retssamfundet 16 · Danish democracy and the rule of law
What is a minority government (mindretalsregering)?
In the exam (Danish)
Hvad er en mindretalsregering?
- aA government with only one party in it.En regering, hvor der kun er ét parti med i regeringen.
- bA government whose parties have less than half of the seats.En regering, hvis partier har under halvdelen af mandaterne.Correct answer
- cA government with fewer ministers than usual.En regering, hvor der sidder færre ministre end normalt.
Why?
In a minority government the government parties together have less than half of the seats in the Folketing. Denmark has often had minority governments, and they have to negotiate with other parties to get a majority for their proposals.
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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.
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What is the task of the Parliamentary Ombudsman (Folketingets Ombudsmand)?Correct answer:To investigate citizens' complaints about the authorities.
Hvad er Folketingets Ombudsmands opgave? — At undersøge borgernes klager over myndighederne.
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Who chooses the mayor of a municipality?Correct answer:The municipal council from among its members.
Hvem vælger borgmesteren i en kommune? — Kommunalbestyrelsen blandt sine medlemmer.
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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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