Question 119 of 300 · General section

Elections in Germany are free. What does that mean?

Correct answer

Every person can decide without coercion whether they want to vote and who they want to vote for.

All answer options

  1. 1All convicted offenders are not allowed to vote.
  2. 2If I want to vote, my employer must give me time off.
  3. 3Every person can decide without coercion whether they want to vote and who they want to vote for.Correct
  4. 4I am free to decide where I want to vote.

Why is this answer correct?

Free means nobody may be influenced, threatened, or coerced: neither over whether to vote nor over whom to vote for. Campaigning is permitted; pressure or vote-buying is not.

Facts about this question

Question number
119 of 460
Section
General section (questions 1–300)
Success rate
86% 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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