DenmarkFolketing, regering, kommuner og valg 9 · Folketing, government, municipalities and elections
What does it mean that Denmark is a representative democracy?
In the exam (Danish)
Hvad betyder det, at Danmark er et repræsentativt demokrati?
- aThat the citizens themselves vote on all new laws in a referendum every year.At borgerne selv stemmer om alle nye love i en folkeafstemning hvert år.
- bThat the citizens elect politicians who make decisions on their behalf.At borgerne vælger politikere, som træffer beslutningerne på deres vegne.Correct answer
- cThat the King appoints the politicians who are to decide the country's laws.At kongen udpeger de politikere, der skal bestemme over landets love.
Why?
In a representative democracy, the citizens elect representatives who pass the laws. Referendums are rare in Denmark, and many of them have been about the EU.
Translated with AI. In the exam the question is in Danish, as shown above.
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Hvem fremsætter de fleste lovforslag i Folketinget? — Regeringen.
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Amira needs a new passport and also wants help to register a change of address. Where can she get help?Correct answer:At the citizen service centre in the municipality.
Amira skal have nyt pas og vil også have hjælp til at melde flytning. Hvor kan hun få hjælp? — Hos borgerservice i kommunen.
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Which tasks are the municipalities responsible for?Correct answer:For example public schools, kindergartens and help for the elderly.
Hvilke opgaver har kommunerne ansvaret for? — Fx folkeskoler, børnehaver og hjælp til ældre.
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How often are there municipal elections in Denmark?Correct answer:Every four years, on the same day as the regional elections.
Hvor ofte er der kommunalvalg i Danmark? — Hvert fjerde år, på samme dag som regionsvalget.
Source
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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