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German citizenship test Hesse — the 10 state questions explained
If you sit the test in Hesse, 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.
Hesse gave itself a constitution on 1 December 1946, the first of today's states to do so and earlier than the Basic Law. It lies in the middle of the federal territory and touches six neighbouring states. The seat of government is Wiesbaden, but the economic weight sits with Frankfurt am Main, home to the European Central Bank, the stock exchange and St Paul's Church, where the National Assembly met in 1848.
- Capital
- Wiesbaden
- Question catalogue
- 10
- Split
- 3 / 33
- Your pool
- 310
What to know about this state
- The constitution of the State of Hesse came into force on 1 December 1946, before the Basic Law, and was adopted by referendum. (www.hessen.de)
- The Hessian Landtag sits in Wiesbaden in the City Palace. Wiesbaden is the state capital even though Frankfurt am Main is by far the larger city in the state. (hessischer-landtag.de)
- The coat of arms shows a lion striped in red and white on a blue field, the "colourful lion" of the Landgraves of Hesse. The state colours red and white derive from it. (www.hessen.de)
- The European Central Bank, the Deutsche Bundesbank and Germany's largest stock exchange are all based in Frankfurt am Main. The airport there is the busiest in the country. (www.ecb.europa.eu)
- In 1848 the first freely elected all-German National Assembly met in St Paul's Church in Frankfurt. It adopted the first democratic constitution for Germany, which however never came into force. (www.bundestag.de)
- The state lies in the middle of the federal territory and borders six other states. The Rhine forms the boundary in the south, and the Main joins it near Mainz. (www.hessen.de)
The Hessian constitution came into force on 1 December 1946, making it the first of any present-day state; a clause on capital punishment it still contains has been inapplicable ever since, because Article 102 of the Basic Law takes precedence. Naturalisation applications are received by the rural districts and independent cities, often through their foreigners' authority.
Questions on Hesse
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- Question 1 of 7Hesse · Catalogue question 2
Which is a rural district in Hesse?
- A — Ammerland lies in Lower Saxony, not in Hesse.
- B — Altötting lies in Bavaria, not in Hesse.
- C — Prignitz lies in Brandenburg, not in Hesse.
- D — Correct: the Main-Taunus district lies in the Rhine-Main region in Hesse.
Source: www.hessen.de
- Question 2 of 7Hesse · Catalogue question 5
What colours does the state flag of Hesse have?
- A — Blue, white and red is not Hesse's state flag.
- B — Correct: Hesse's state flag shows the colours red and white, derived from the Hessian lion.
- C — Black and gold is not Hesse's state flag; that is associated with Baden-Württemberg.
- D — Green, white and red is not Hesse's flag; that is associated with North Rhine-Westphalia.
Source: www.hessen.de
- Question 3 of 7Hesse · Catalogue question 6
Where can you get information about political topics in Hesse?
- A — Correct: the Hesse State Centre for Political Education is the responsible institution for cross-party political information.
- B — The consumer advice centre advises on consumer issues, not political education.
- C — The public order office deals with public safety and order, not political education.
- D — Churches are religious institutions and not an official point of contact for political education.
Source: hlz.hessen.de
- Question 4 of 7Hesse · Catalogue question 7
The state capital of Hesse is called …
- A — Kassel is a significant city in northern Hesse, but not the state capital.
- B — Darmstadt is a well-known city of science, but not the state capital.
- C — Frankfurt am Main is Hesse's largest city and financial hub, but not the state capital.
- D — Correct: Wiesbaden is the state capital of Hesse and the seat of the state parliament and state government.
Source: www.hessen.de
- Question 5 of 7Hesse · Catalogue question 8Image question
Which federal state is Hesse?
Kartengeometrie: Natural Earth (ne_10m_admin_1_states_provinces), Public Domain. Karte für diese App gezeichnet. - A — Correct: on this map the number 1 sits on Hesse. Hesse lies in the centre of Germany.
- B — On this map the number 2 marks a different federal state. Hesse lies in the centre of Germany.
- C — On this map the number 3 marks a different federal state. Hesse lies in the centre of Germany.
- D — On this map the number 4 marks a different federal state. Hesse lies in the centre of Germany.
Source: www.hessen.de
- Question 6 of 7Hesse · Catalogue question 9
What is the head of government of Hesse called?
- A — "First Minister" is not a title used in Germany.
- B — "Prime Minister" is the title used in other countries, 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 Hesse is called Ministerpräsident/in (Minister-President).
Source: www.hessen.de
- Question 7 of 7Hesse · Catalogue question 10
Which minister does Hesse not have?
- A — A justice ministry is one of the classic departments of every state government, including Hesse's.
- B — Correct: foreign policy is exclusively a federal matter (Art. 32 Basic Law); no federal state — including Hesse — has its own foreign ministry.
- C — A finance ministry is one of the classic departments of every state government, including Hesse's.
- D — An interior ministry is one of the classic departments of every state government, including Hesse's.
Source: www.gesetze-im-internet.de
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