Question 38 of 300 · General section
The Federal Republic of Germany is a democratic and social ...
Correct answer
State.
All answer options
- 1association of states.
- 2State.Correct
- 3Confederation.
- 4Central government.
Why is this answer correct?
Article 20(1) of the Basic Law reads: "The Federal Republic of Germany is a democratic and social federal state." A federal state is one state made up of member states that retain statehood of their own. A confederation or union of states (like the EU) is instead an association of independent states.
Facts about this question
- Question number
- 38 of 460
- Section
- General section (questions 1–300)
- Success rate
- 95% 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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