Question 70 of 300 · General section
The German Federal President Gustav Heinemann gives Helmut Schmidt the certificate of appointment as German Federal Chancellor in 1974. What are the duties of the German Federal President?
Correct answer
He/she proposes the Chancellor for election.
All answer options
- 1He/she conducts government business.
- 2He/she controls the ruling party.
- 3He/she selects the ministers.
- 4He/she proposes the Chancellor for election.Correct
Why is this answer correct?
The Federal President proposes a candidate for chancellor to the Bundestag for election and then appoints whoever is elected. Running the government, however, is the chancellor's own job, and the chancellor also selects the ministers: the President merely appoints them formally.
Facts about this question
- Question number
- 70 of 460
- Section
- General section (questions 1–300)
- Success rate
- 64% 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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