DenmarkDet danske demokrati og retssamfundet 5 · Danish democracy and the rule of law

What form of government does Denmark have?

In the exam (Danish)

Hvilken statsform har Danmark?

  1. aA republic with an elected president as head of state.En republik med en valgt præsident som statsoverhoved.
  2. bA democracy with a king or queen as head of state.Et demokrati med en konge eller dronning som statsoverhoved.Correct answer
  3. cAn absolute monarchy where the king decides everything.Et enevælde, hvor kongen bestemmer alt.

Why?

Denmark is a constitutional monarchy. The monarch is head of state but has no political power. Politics is decided by the elected members of the Folketing and by the government.

Translated with AI. In the exam the question is in Danish, as shown above.

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  1. Det danske demokrati og retssamfundet 6

    The Folketing has passed a law. What must happen before it becomes valid?

    Correct answer:The monarch must sign it together with a minister.

    Folketinget har vedtaget en lov. Hvad skal der ske, før den bliver gyldig? — Regenten skal underskrive den sammen med en minister.

  2. Det danske demokrati og retssamfundet 7

    How many members does the Folketing have?

    Correct answer:179.

    Hvor mange medlemmer har Folketinget? — 179.

  3. Det danske demokrati og retssamfundet 8

    How many readings must a bill normally go through in the Folketing?

    Correct answer:Three.

    Hvor mange behandlinger skal et lovforslag normalt igennem i Folketinget? — Tre.

  4. Det danske demokrati og retssamfundet 9

    What is the longest time allowed between two general elections to the Folketing?

    Correct answer:4 years.

    Hvor lang tid må der højst gå mellem to folketingsvalg? — 4 år.

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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