DenmarkFolketing, regering, kommuner og valg 4 · Folketing, government, municipalities and elections
The government loses a vote in the Folketing on the Finance Act (finansloven). What can this lead to?
In the exam (Danish)
Regeringen taber en afstemning i Folketinget om finansloven. Hvad kan det føre til?
- aNothing, because the government can simply carry on as it wishes.Ingenting, for regeringen kan bare fortsætte, som den vil.
- bThe King decides that the Finance Act shall apply anyway.At kongen bestemmer, at finansloven skal gælde alligevel.
- cThe government resigns, or an election is called.At regeringen går af, eller at der bliver udskrevet valg.Correct answer
Why?
Denmark has parliamentarism: no government may have a majority in the Folketing against it. If the government loses a vote on something it considers very important, it can resign or call an election.
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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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Most Danish governments since 1945 have been minority governments. What does this mean for Danish politics?Correct answer:The government often has to make agreements with parties outside the government to get a majority.
De fleste danske regeringer siden 1945 har været mindretalsregeringer. Hvad betyder det for dansk politik? — Regeringen må tit lave aftaler med partier uden for regeringen for at få flertal.
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Questions from past Medborgerskabsprøve papers (danskogproever.dk), reproduced verbatim with their official answers by permission of the Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration (SIRI), and our own practice questions on the facts of the official study material. The explanations are ours. Questions whose official answer no longer holds have been left out. The English translation and the explanations were made with AI help; in the test the questions are asked in Danish. We are not affiliated with SIRI.
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