Catalogue question 3 · Question catalogue in force since 2024-07-01
Germany is a state governed by the rule of law. What does that mean?
- All residents and the state itself must obey the law. Correct
- The state does not have to obey the law.
- Only Germans have to obey the law.
- The courts make the laws.
Why — for every option
- A — Correct: in a state governed by the rule of law, the law binds everyone — including the state itself (Art. 20(3) Basic Law). No one stands above the law.
- B — The opposite is true: it is precisely the state's own obligation to the law that makes it a Rechtsstaat.
- C — The laws generally apply to everyone in Germany, regardless of nationality.
- D — Laws are made by the legislature (parliament); courts apply them and administer justice.
Source: www.gesetze-im-internet.de
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