Question 85 of 300 · General section
Who makes up the German Federal Council?
Correct answer
the government representatives of the federal states
All answer options
- 1the members of the Bundestag
- 2the Ministers of the Federal Government
- 3the government representatives of the federal statesCorrect
- 4the party members
Why is this answer correct?
The Bundesrat is made up of members of the 16 state governments, not of elected parliamentarians. Each state has between three and six votes depending on its population, and must cast them as a bloc. This is how the states take part in federal legislation.
Facts about this question
- Question number
- 85 of 460
- Section
- General section (questions 1–300)
- Success rate
- 46% 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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