Question 38

Question 97 of 300Politics in a Democracy

The Federal Republic of Germany is a democratic and social ...

Pick an answer

Correct!

Not quite. The correct answer is marked in green.

Correct answer to question 38: Federal state.

Explanation

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

The question in German, as it appears in the test

Die Bundesrepublik Deutschland ist ein demokratischer und sozialer …

  1. Staatenverbund.
  2. Bundesstaat.
  3. Staatenbund.
  4. Zentralstaat.

Last updated: November 2026

Practice it in test 533 questions · 60 minutes · pass with 17