NorwayDemokrati 15 · Democracy and human rights
What form of government does Norway have?
In the exam (Norwegian)
Hvilken statsform har Norge?
- aA constitutional monarchy with an elected StortingKonstitusjonelt monarki med et folkevalgt stortingCorrect answer
- bA republic with a president elected by the peopleRepublikk med en president som velges av folket
- cAn absolute monarchy where the king decides everythingEneveldig monarki der kongen bestemmer alt
Why?
Norway has a king, but his power is limited by the Constitution (Grunnloven). The people elect the Storting (the Norwegian parliament), and the country is governed democratically.
Translated with AI. In the exam the question is in Norwegian, as shown above.
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