SwedenSveriges demokratiska system 18 · Sweden's democratic system
A minister wants to influence how the Swedish Migration Agency (Migrationsverket) decides in one individual person's case. Is that allowed?
In the exam (Swedish)
En minister vill påverka hur Migrationsverket beslutar i en enskild persons ärende. Är det tillåtet?
- aYes, if the minister writes a formal letter to the agency and gives reasonsJa, om ministern skriver ett formellt brev till myndigheten och motiverar det
- bNo, nobody may decide what a public authority's decision should be in an individual caseNej, ingen får bestämma hur en myndighet ska besluta i ett enskilt ärendeCorrect answer
- cYes, ministers may decide in all cases that belong to their ministryJa, ministrar får bestämma i alla ärenden som hör till deras departement
- dYes, but only if the person is not a Swedish citizen and lives abroadJa, men bara om personen inte är svensk medborgare och bor utomlands
Why?
State authorities make their decisions in individual cases independently. The government steers the authorities through laws and general guidelines, but a minister may not control the decision in an individual case.
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Our own practice questions, written from the facts in UHR’s study material “Sverige i fokus” and the subjects of the ordinance (2026:451) on the citizenship test. They are not the real test questions, which are not published, and no text from the material is reused. Each question was written, answered blind and fact-checked in separate rounds. The English translation and the explanations are ours, made with AI help; in the test the questions are asked in Swedish. We are not affiliated with the Swedish Council for Higher Education (UHR) or the Swedish Migration Agency (Migrationsverket).
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