Question 39 · Federal question
What does each German federal state have?
German original (as asked in the real test)
Was hat jedes deutsche Bundesland?
- A eine eigene Außenministerin/einen eigenen Außenminister
- B eine eigene Währung
- C eine eigene Armee
- D eine eigene Regierung ✓ Correct answer
Translation
What does each German federal state have?
- A its own foreign minister
- B its own currency
- C its own army
- D its own government ✓ Correct answer
Explanation
In Germany’s federal system, each state (Bundesland) has its own state government responsible for areas like education, police, and culture. Foreign affairs, currency, and the military are exclusive responsibilities of the federal level, not the states.
Tips
- Look for competencies reserved for the federal government (foreign policy, defense, currency) and eliminate those. Recall that states manage internal matters and therefore have their own governments and parliaments. Keywords like Außenpolitik, Währung, Bundeswehr point to federal, not state, responsibilities.
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