Language: English
Question 52 · Federal question
What does 'popular sovereignty' mean? All state authority emanates from the...
German original (as asked in the real test)
Was bedeutet "Volkssouveränität"? Alle Staatsgewalt geht vom ...
- A Volke aus. ✓ Correct answer
- B Bundestag aus.
- C preußischen König aus.
- D Bundesverfassungsgericht aus.
Translation
What does 'popular sovereignty' mean? All state authority emanates from the...
- A people. ✓ Correct answer
- B Bundestag.
- C Prussian king.
- D Federal Constitutional Court.
Explanation
Article 20 of the Basic Law states that all state authority comes from the people, exercised through elections and through the institutions the constitution establishes. Neither the Bundestag alone, a historical king, nor the Constitutional Court is that source.
Tips
- Popular sovereignty means the people are the ultimate source, institutions only exercise the power on their behalf.
- Rule out any single branch or historical monarch as the origin.
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