Question 52 of 300 · General section
What does "popular sovereignty" mean? All state power emanates from the ...
Correct answer
Volke from.
All answer options
- 1Volke from.Correct
- 2Bundestag.
- 3Prussian king.
- 4Federal Constitutional Court.
Why is this answer correct?
Popular sovereignty means that all state authority derives from the people (Article 20(2) of the Basic Law). The Bundestag and the Federal Constitutional Court exercise power only because the people have delegated it to them: they are not themselves the source of legitimacy.
Facts about this question
- Question number
- 52 of 460
- Section
- General section (questions 1–300)
- Success rate
- 85% 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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