Question 93 of 300 · General section

The more "second votes" a party receives in a Bundestag election, the ...

Correct answer

more seats the party receives in parliament.

All answer options

  1. 1more seats the party receives in parliament.Correct
  2. 2fewer first votes she can have.
  3. 3more of the party's direct candidates enter parliament.
  4. 4greater is the risk of having to form a coalition.

Why is this answer correct?

The second vote determines the distribution of seats in the Bundestag: a party's second-vote share sets how many seats it receives overall. The first vote only elects the constituency candidate. This is why the second vote is the politically more important one.

Facts about this question

Question number
93 of 460
Section
General section (questions 1–300)
Success rate
97% 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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