DenmarkMedborgerskabsprøven juni 2020, spørgsmål 15 · Constitution, rule of law, rights and duties

Who holds legislative power?

In the exam (Danish)

Hvem har den lovgivende magt?

  1. aThe Danish Parliament (Folketinget) and the courtsFolketinget og domstolene
  2. bThe Government and the Danish Parliament (Folketinget)Regeringen og FolketingetCorrect answer

Why?

According to section 3 of the Constitution, the King and the Folketing together hold legislative power. The King exercises this power through the Government, so in practice the Government and the Folketing make the laws, and the courts judge according to them.

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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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