Language: English
Question 26 · Federal question
Germany is …
German original (as asked in the real test)
Deutschland ist …
- A eine kommunistische Republik.
- B ein demokratischer und sozialer Bundesstaat. ✓ Correct answer
- C eine kapitalistische und soziale Monarchie.
- D ein sozialer und sozialistischer Bundesstaat.
Translation
Germany is …
- A a communist republic.
- B a democratic and social federal state. ✓ Correct answer
- C a capitalist and social monarchy.
- D a social and socialist federal state.
Explanation
Article 20 of the Basic Law defines Germany as a democratic, social, and federal state. Germany has no monarch, and it is not defined as communist or socialist.
Tips
- Democratic, social, federal, these three words come straight from Article 20.
- Social is a constitutional principle, do not confuse it with socialist.
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