Question 40 of 300Politics in a Democracy

The German Federal President Gustav Heinemann gives Helmut Schmidt the certificate of appointment as German Federal Chancellor in 1974. What are the duties of the German Federal President?

Black-and-white photo: an older man with glasses hands a folder to a man in a suit, while a woman and others watch on the left.

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He/she conducts the business of government.
He/she controls the governing party.
He/she selects the ministers.
He/she proposes the Chancellor for election.

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Correct answer to question 70: He/she proposes the Chancellor for election.

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Under Article 63 of the Basic Law, the Federal President proposes a candidate for Chancellor to the Bundestag and appoints the winner. The decisive factor in practice is which candidate has a majority in the Bundestag.

The question in German, as it appears in the test

Der deutsche Bundespräsident Gustav Heinemann gibt Helmut Schmidt 1974 die Ernennungsurkunde zum deutschen Bundeskanzler. Was gehört zu den Aufgaben des deutschen Bundespräsidenten / der deutschen Bundespräsidentin?

Er / Sie führt die Regierungsgeschäfte.
Er / Sie kontrolliert die Regierungspartei.
Er / Sie wählt die Minister / Ministerinnen aus.
Er / Sie schlägt den Kanzler / die Kanzlerin zur Wahl vor.

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The German Federal President Gustav Heinemann gives Helmut Schmidt the certificate of appointment as German Federal Chancellor in 1974. What are the duties of the German Federal President?

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