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German citizenship test Baden-Württemberg — the 10 state questions explained
If you sit the test in Baden-Württemberg, three of your 33 questions come from exactly these ten. The other 30 are federal. Questions from other states will not appear in your test.
Baden-Württemberg is the only state existing today that was assembled by referendum, when three post-war entities — Baden, Württemberg-Baden and Württemberg-Hohenzollern — were merged in 1952. The south-west reaches from the Black Forest, where the Danube rises, down to Lake Constance, meeting France and Switzerland on the way. The three black lions on its shield come from the Hohenstaufen dynasty.
- Capital
- Stuttgart
- Question catalogue
- 10
- Split
- 3 / 33
- Your pool
- 310
What to know about this state
- The state came into being in 1952 through a referendum on merging the three post-war states of Baden, Württemberg-Baden and Württemberg-Hohenzollern. It is the only state existing today that was created by popular vote. (www.baden-wuerttemberg.de)
- The state coat of arms shows three black lions walking on a gold field, the heraldic beasts of the Hohenstaufen dynasty. In its greater version a stag and a griffin support the shield. (www.baden-wuerttemberg.de)
- The Landtag of Baden-Württemberg sits in Stuttgart. At the head of the state government stands the Minister-President, who is elected by the Landtag. (www.landtag-bw.de)
- To the west runs the international border with France, to the south the one with Switzerland. Over long stretches the Rhine forms that border. (www.baden-wuerttemberg.de)
- The Black Forest rises in the south-west and is where the Danube has its source. Lake Constance in the far south is shared with Austria and Switzerland. (www.baden-wuerttemberg.de)
- Heidelberg University was founded in 1386 and is the oldest university on present-day German territory. The widespread dialects are Alemannic in the south and Swabian around the state capital. (www.uni-heidelberg.de)
In the south-west, naturalisation applications go to the lower administrative authorities — depending on where you live, the district office, the administration of a large district town, or the mayoral office of an urban district. The ten state questions return strikingly often to the 1952 referendum and to the three predecessor states.
Questions on Baden-Württemberg
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- Question 1 of 7Baden-Württemberg · Catalogue question 2
Which is a rural district in Baden-Württemberg?
- A — The Mecklenburg Lake District lies in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, not in Baden-Württemberg.
- B — Correct: the Neckar-Odenwald district lies in the north-east of Baden-Württemberg.
- C — North Frisia lies in Schleswig-Holstein, not in Baden-Württemberg.
- D — Altötting lies in Bavaria, not in Baden-Württemberg.
Source: www.baden-wuerttemberg.de
- Question 2 of 7Baden-Württemberg · Catalogue question 5
What colours does the state flag of Baden-Württemberg have?
- A — Blue, white and red is not Baden-Württemberg's state flag; that is associated with other regions.
- B — Correct: Baden-Württemberg's state colours are black and gold — black stands for Württemberg, gold for Baden.
- C — White and blue are Bavaria's colours, not Baden-Württemberg's.
- D — Green, white and red is not Baden-Württemberg's flag; that is associated with North Rhine-Westphalia.
Source: www.baden-wuerttemberg.de
- Question 3 of 7Baden-Württemberg · Catalogue question 6
Where can you get information about political topics in Baden-Württemberg?
- A — The public order office deals with public safety and order, not political education.
- B — The consumer advice centre advises on consumer issues, not political education.
- C — Correct: the state centre for political education (Landeszentrale für politische Bildung) in Baden-Württemberg is the responsible institution for cross-party political information and education.
- D — Churches are religious institutions and not an official point of contact for political education.
Source: www.lpb-bw.de
- Question 4 of 7Baden-Württemberg · Catalogue question 7
The state capital of Baden-Württemberg is called …
- A — Heidelberg is a well-known university town, but not the state capital.
- B — Correct: Stuttgart is the state capital of Baden-Württemberg and the seat of the state parliament and state government.
- C — Karlsruhe is home to the Federal Constitutional Court, but is not Baden-Württemberg's state capital.
- D — Mannheim is a major industrial city, but not the state capital.
Source: www.baden-wuerttemberg.de
- Question 5 of 7Baden-Württemberg · Catalogue question 8Image question
Which federal state is Baden-Württemberg?
Kartengeometrie: Natural Earth (ne_10m_admin_1_states_provinces), Public Domain. Karte für diese App gezeichnet. - A — On this map the number 1 marks a different federal state. Baden-Württemberg lies in south-west Germany, bordering France and Switzerland.
- B — Correct: on this map the number 2 sits on Baden-Württemberg. Baden-Württemberg lies in south-west Germany, bordering France and Switzerland.
- C — On this map the number 3 marks a different federal state. Baden-Württemberg lies in south-west Germany, bordering France and Switzerland.
- D — On this map the number 4 marks a different federal state. Baden-Württemberg lies in south-west Germany, bordering France and Switzerland.
Source: www.baden-wuerttemberg.de
- Question 6 of 7Baden-Württemberg · Catalogue question 9
What is the head of government of Baden-Württemberg called?
- A — "First Minister" is not a title used in Germany for area states.
- B — "Prime Minister" is the title used in other countries (e.g. the UK), not in German federal states.
- C — "Mayor" is the title for local heads, not for the state as a whole.
- D — Correct: as in most area states, the head of government in Baden-Württemberg is called Ministerpräsident/in (Minister-President).
Source: www.baden-wuerttemberg.de
- Question 7 of 7Baden-Württemberg · Catalogue question 10
Which minister does Baden-Württemberg not have?
- A — A finance ministry is one of the classic departments of every state government, including Baden-Württemberg's.
- B — A justice ministry is one of the classic departments of every state government, including Baden-Württemberg's.
- C — An interior ministry is one of the classic departments of every state government, including Baden-Württemberg's.
- D — Correct: foreign policy is exclusively a federal matter (Art. 32 Basic Law); no federal state — including Baden-Württemberg — has its own foreign ministry.
Source: www.gesetze-im-internet.de
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