Catalogue question 122 · Question catalogue in force since 2024-07-01
What principle do elections in Germany follow? Elections in Germany are …
- free, equal, secret. Correct
- open, secure, free.
- closed, equal, secure.
- secure, open, voluntary.
Why — for every option
- A — Correct: Art. 38(1) of the Basic Law names five electoral principles — general, direct, free, equal, secret; "free, equal, secret" correctly names three of them.
- B — "Open" contradicts the principle of the secret ballot.
- C — "Closed" is not an electoral principle of the Basic Law.
- D — "Voluntary" is not a distinct electoral principle, even though there is in fact no compulsory voting.
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