Question 58 of 300 · General section
Who appoints the ministers of the Federal Government in Germany?
Correct answer
the Federal President
All answer options
- 1the President of the Federal Constitutional Court
- 2the Federal PresidentCorrect
- 3the President of the Federal Council
- 4the President of the Bundestag
Why is this answer correct?
Federal ministers are formally appointed and dismissed by the Federal President, but only on the proposal of the Federal Chancellor. The President therefore has no independent right of selection here and simply enacts the proposal.
Facts about this question
- Question number
- 58 of 460
- Section
- General section (questions 1–300)
- Success rate
- 71% 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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