Catalogue question 22 · Question catalogue in force since 2024-07-01

What form of government does Germany have?

Why — for every option

  1. A — Germany has no head of state by hereditary succession; it is not a monarchy.
  2. B — Germany is a democracy with free elections, not a dictatorship.
  3. C — Correct: Germany is a republic — the head of state (Federal President) is elected, not inherited (Art. 20(1) Basic Law).
  4. D — A principality is ruled by a prince; that does not apply to Germany.

Source: www.gesetze-im-internet.de

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