Catalogue question 70 · Question catalogue in force since 2024-07-01 · Image question
In 1974, Federal President Gustav Heinemann hands Helmut Schmidt his certificate of appointment as Federal Chancellor. What is one of the responsibilities of the German Federal President?
- They run the day-to-day business of government.
- They control the governing party.
- They select the ministers.
- They propose the Chancellor for election. Correct
Why — for every option
- A — Day-to-day government business is run by the Federal Chancellor with the cabinet, not the Federal President.
- B — Controlling the governing party is the task of parliament (the opposition), not the head of state.
- C — The ministers are chosen by the Federal Chancellor and only presented to the Federal President for appointment.
- D — Correct: under Art. 63(1) of the Basic Law, the Federal President proposes a candidate for Chancellor to the Bundestag for election and appoints them after the election, as shown in the 1974 photo.
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