Question 118 of 300 · General section

What is the electoral law in Germany?

Correct answer

Those who can vote, can vote.

All answer options

  1. 1If you can vote, you have to vote.
  2. 2Anyone who wants to can vote.
  3. 3If you don't vote, you lose the right to vote.
  4. 4Those who can vote, can vote.Correct

Why is this answer correct?

The franchise is a right, not a duty: whoever may vote can vote, but does not have to. Abstaining has no consequences either; the right to vote is not forfeited by not using it.

Facts about this question

Question number
118 of 460
Section
General section (questions 1–300)
Success rate
100% answer it correctly
Source
Official BAMF question catalogue

This question is reproduced unchanged from the official question catalogue of the German Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF). The real Einbürgerungstest draws 33 questions from this set; 17 correct answers are needed to pass.

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