Question 51 of 300 · General section
It is not part of a democratic constitutional state that ...
Correct answer
people are arrested by a private police force for no reason.
All answer options
- 1people can be critical of the government.
- 2citizens are allowed to demonstrate peacefully.
- 3people are arrested by a private police force for no reason.Correct
- 4someone commits a crime and is arrested for it.
Why is this answer correct?
In a state governed by the rule of law, only the state may make arrests, on a legal basis and under judicial oversight: a private police force detaining people for no reason contradicts that entirely. Criticising the government, demonstrating peacefully, and being arrested after committing a crime are all normal parts of such a state.
Facts about this question
- Question number
- 51 of 460
- Section
- General section (questions 1–300)
- Success rate
- 88% 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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