Catalogue question 120 · Question catalogue in force since 2024-07-01
The electoral system in Germany is a …
- census suffrage.
- three-class voting system.
- mixed-member (majority and proportional) voting system. Correct
- general male suffrage.
Why — for every option
- A — A census suffrage ties the right to vote to wealth or tax payments — this does not exist in Germany today.
- B — The three-class voting system was a historical system in the Kingdom of Prussia until 1918, not a current German electoral system.
- C — Correct: Bundestag elections combine elements of majority voting (first vote, directly won constituency seats) with proportional representation (second vote, proportional seat allocation).
- D — "General male suffrage" contradicts today's principle of equality; women have had the right to vote in Germany since 1918.
Source: www.bundeswahlleiterin.de
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