Question 143

Question 165 of 300Politics in a Democracy

A judge in Germany belongs to the ...

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Correct answer to question 143: Judiciary.

Explanation

Judges belong to the judiciary, the judicial branch of state power. Under the separation of powers in Article 20(2) of the Basic Law it is kept distinct from the legislature, which makes the law, and the executive, which carries it out.

The question in German, as it appears in the test

Ein Richter / eine Richterin in Deutschland gehört zur …

  1. Judikative.
  2. Exekutive.
  3. Operative.
  4. Legislative.

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