Question 3 of 300Politics in a Democracy

Germany is a constitutional state. What does this mean?

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All residents and the state must abide by the law.
The state does not have to obey the law.
Only Germans have to obey the law.
The courts make the laws.

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Correct answer to question 3: All residents and the state must abide by the law.

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Under the rule of law every state organ and every resident is bound by the law; nobody stands above it. This principle is enshrined in Article 20(3) of the Basic Law, which binds all state power to the constitution and the law.

The question in German, as it appears in the test

Deutschland ist ein Rechtsstaat. Was ist damit gemeint?

Alle Einwohner / Einwohnerinnen und der Staat müssen sich an die Gesetze halten.
Der Staat muss sich nicht an die Gesetze halten.
Nur Deutsche müssen die Gesetze befolgen.
Die Gerichte machen die Gesetze.

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Germany is a constitutional state. What does this mean?

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