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Berlin state questions
These 10 questions about Berlin are part of the naturalization test in this state, in addition to the 300 federal questions.
1. Which coat of arms belongs to the federal state of Berlin?
Correct answer: Image 4
Berlin's coat of arms shows a black bear standing upright on a white shield with a golden crown, the city's long standing symbol.
2. Which is a district of Berlin?
Correct answer: Pankow
Pankow is one of Berlin's official boroughs (Bezirke). Altona belongs to Hamburg, Prignitz to Brandenburg, and the Mecklenburg Lake District to Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
3. For how many years is the state parliament in Berlin elected?
Correct answer: 5
Berlin's state parliament (Abgeordnetenhaus) is elected for five years, the standard term used in most German states.
4. From what age are you allowed to vote in municipal elections (election of the district assembly) in Berlin?
Correct answer: 16
In Berlin, residents can vote in district assembly elections from age 16, lower than the age 18 required for state and federal elections.
5. What are the colors of the state flag of Berlin?
Correct answer: white-red
Berlin's flag is white with two horizontal red stripes and the black bear in the center.
6. Where can you get information about political topics in Berlin?
Correct answer: at the State Center for Political Education
The Berlin State Center for Political Education gives neutral information on politics and democracy, unlike the regulatory office, churches, or the consumer advice center.
7. Which federal state is a city-state?
Correct answer: Berlin
Berlin is one of Germany's three city-states, together with Hamburg and Bremen. Saarland, Brandenburg, and Hesse are regular territorial states.
8. What type of federal state is Berlin?
Correct answer: Number 4 in the image
On a map of Germany, Berlin appears as a small enclave entirely surrounded by Brandenburg, its own separate city-state in the east.
9. What is the title of the head of government of the city-state of Berlin?
Correct answer: Governing Mayor
Berlin's head of government is called the Governing Mayor (Regierender Bürgermeister or Regierende Bürgermeisterin), not Minister President, Lord Mayor, or President of the Senate.
10. Which senator does Berlin not have?
Correct answer: Senator for Foreign Affairs
Foreign affairs are handled by the federal government, so Berlin has no Senator for Foreign Affairs, even though it has senators for Finance, Interior, and Justice.
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