Germany is …

Germany is organized as a federal state composed of the Bund (federal level) and the Länder (states). The Basic Law explicitly defines Germany as a democratic and social federal state. It is neither a socialist state, nor a dictatorship, nor a monarchy.

• Identify key constitutional terms from the Basic Law: federal structure (Bund and Länder), democracy, rule of law, and social state.
• Eliminate options that imply authoritarian rule or hereditary rule.
• Do not confuse “social” (as a constitutional principle) with “socialist.”
• If the question mentions Länder, federalism, or division of powers between national and state levels, that points to the federal system.