Question 26

Question 26 of 300Politics in a Democracy

Germany is ...

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Correct answer to question 26: a democratic and social federal state.

Explanation

Article 20(1) of the Basic Law defines Germany as a "democratic and social federal state." Democracy, the social-state principle and federalism are thus core structural principles, protected against amendment by the eternity clause in Article 79(3).

The question in German, as it appears in the test

Deutschland ist …

  1. eine kommunistische Republik.
  2. ein demokratischer und sozialer Bundesstaat.
  3. eine kapitalistische und soziale Monarchie.
  4. ein sozialer und sozialistischer Bundesstaat.

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