DenmarkFolketing, regering, kommuner og valg 3 · Folketing, government, municipalities and elections
How can the Folketing keep an eye on the government?
In the exam (Danish)
Hvordan kan Folketinget holde øje med regeringen?
- aThe members can take over and run the ministries themselves instead of the ministers.Medlemmerne kan selv tage over og lede ministerierne i stedet for ministrene.
- bThe members can ask the ministers questions, both in writing and in the chamber of the Folketing.Medlemmerne kan stille ministrene spørgsmål, både skriftligt og i Folketingssalen.Correct answer
- cThe members can change the judgments that the courts have given in cases against the state.Medlemmerne kan ændre de domme, som domstolene har afsagt i sager mod staten.
Why?
The Folketing must control the government. The members can send written questions to the ministers, and every Wednesday there is question time, when the ministers answer in the chamber.
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The government loses a vote in the Folketing on the Finance Act (finansloven). What can this lead to?Correct answer:The government resigns, or an election is called.
Regeringen taber en afstemning i Folketinget om finansloven. Hvad kan det føre til? — At regeringen går af, eller at der bliver udskrevet valg.
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What do the Folketing's standing committees do?Correct answer:They go through bills, each within its own area, for example tax or the EU.
Hvad laver Folketingets stående udvalg? — De går lovforslag igennem inden for hvert sit område, fx skat eller EU.
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An association is against a bill that the Folketing is currently dealing with. What can the association do?Correct answer:Write to the members of the Folketing and ask for a meeting with the committee that is working on the bill.
En forening er imod et lovforslag, som Folketinget er i gang med at behandle. Hvad kan foreningen gøre? — Skrive til folketingsmedlemmerne og bede om et møde med det udvalg, der arbejder med forslaget.
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Who in practice decides who the ministers will be?Correct answer:The prime minister.
Hvem bestemmer i praksis, hvem der skal være ministre? — Statsministeren.
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