Question 115 of 300Politics in a Democracy

Who appoints the ministers of the Federal Government in Germany?

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the President of the Federal Constitutional Court
the Federal President
the President of the Bundesrat
the President of the Bundestag

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Correct answer to question 58: the Federal President

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Federal ministers are appointed and dismissed by the Federal President on the proposal of the Chancellor (Article 64). The President's role here is largely formal and reviews legality rather than political content.

The question in German, as it appears in the test

Wer ernennt in Deutschland die Minister / die Ministerinnen der Bundesregierung?

der Präsident / die Präsidentin des Bundesverfassungsgerichtes
der Bundespräsident / die Bundespräsidentin
der Bundesratspräsident / die Bundesratspräsidentin
der Bundestagspräsident / die Bundestagspräsidentin

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Who appoints the ministers of the Federal Government in Germany?

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