Catalogue question 115 · Question catalogue in force since 2024-07-01
What does "active suffrage" mean in Germany?
- You can be elected.
- You must go and vote.
- You can vote. Correct
- You must attend the vote count.
Why — for every option
- A — The right to be elected is called "passive suffrage", not active.
- B — There is no compulsory voting in Germany; "must" is wrong here.
- C — Correct: active suffrage is the right to vote — as distinct from passive suffrage, the right to be elected.
- D — There is no obligation to be present at the vote count.
Source: www.gesetze-im-internet.de
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