Question 3 of 300 · General section

Germany is a constitutional state. What does that mean?

Correct answer

All residents and the state must abide by the law.

All answer options

  1. 1All residents and the state must abide by the law.Correct
  2. 2The state does not have to abide by the law.
  3. 3Only Germans have to obey the laws.
  4. 4The courts make the laws.

Why is this answer correct?

Rechtsstaat (constitutional state) means all government action is bound by law. No one is above the law: not the government, not the police, not the Chancellor. Courts can review state action. The opposite concepts are 'police state' and arbitrary rule.

Facts about this question

Question number
3 of 460
Section
General section (questions 1–300)
Success rate
94% 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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