Catalogue question 51 · Question catalogue in force since 2024-07-01
Which of these is NOT part of a democratic state governed by the rule of law?
- people can express criticism of the government.
- citizens may demonstrate peacefully.
- people are arrested by a private police force without reason. Correct
- someone commits a crime and is therefore arrested.
Why — for every option
- A — Criticism of the government is protected by freedom of expression and typical of a state governed by the rule of law.
- B — Peaceful demonstrations are a basic right (Art. 8 Basic Law) and typical of a state governed by the rule of law.
- C — Correct: Germany has no "private police" with powers of arrest — only the state holds the monopoly on the legitimate use of force, and arrests require a legal basis. Arbitrary arrests contradict the rule-of-law principle.
- D — Being arrested for a crime, on a legal basis, is precisely a hallmark of a functioning rule-of-law state.
Source: www.gesetze-im-internet.de
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