Question 52 of 300Politics in a Democracy

Who heads the German Federal Cabinet?

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the President of the Bundestag
the Federal President
the Federal Chancellor
the President of the Bundesrat

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Correct answer to question 82: the Federal Chancellor

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The Chancellor heads the Federal Cabinet and, under Article 65, determines the guidelines of government policy. This "directive authority" (Richtlinienkompetenz) makes the Chancellor the most powerful member of the government and gives Germany its "chancellor democracy."

The question in German, as it appears in the test

Wer leitet das deutsche Bundeskabinett?

der Bundestagspräsident / die Bundestagspräsidentin
der Bundespräsident / die Bundespräsidentin
der Bundeskanzler / die Bundeskanzlerin
der Bundesratspräsident / die Bundesratspräsidentin

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Who heads the German Federal Cabinet?

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