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Hamburg state questions
These 10 questions about Hamburg are part of the naturalization test in this state, in addition to the 300 federal questions.
1. Which coat of arms belongs to the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg?
Correct answer: Image 2
Hamburg's coat of arms shows a white castle with three towers on a red field, a traditional Hanseatic symbol of the city's fortifications and independence.
2. Which is a district of Hamburg?
Correct answer: Altona
Altona is one of Hamburg's official boroughs. Hemelingen belongs to Bremen, Pankow to Berlin, and the Mecklenburg Lake District to Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
3. For how many years is the state parliament in Hamburg elected?
Correct answer: 5
Hamburg's parliament, the Bürgerschaft, is elected for five years, matching most other German states.
4. From what age are you allowed to vote in local elections (election of district assemblies) in Hamburg?
Correct answer: 16
In Hamburg, residents may vote in district assembly elections from age 16, lower than the age 18 required for federal elections.
5. What are the colors of the state flag of Hamburg?
Correct answer: white-red
Hamburg's flag is red with a white castle, and its official colors are white and red, the traditional Hanseatic combination.
6. Where can you get information about political topics in Hamburg?
Correct answer: at the State Center for Political Education
The Hamburg State Center for Political Education offers neutral, official information on politics and democracy, unlike the public order office, the consumer advice center, or churches.
7. Which federal state is a city-state?
Correct answer: Hamburg
Germany's three city-states are Berlin, Hamburg, and Bremen, and Hamburg is one of them. Saxony, Bavaria, and Thuringia are regular territorial states.
8. What type of federal state is Hamburg?
Correct answer: Number 3 in the image
Hamburg lies in northern Germany on the Elbe River near the North Sea, a city-state surrounded by Schleswig-Holstein and Lower Saxony.
9. What is the title of the head of government of the city-state of Hamburg?
Correct answer: First Mayor
The head of Hamburg's government carries the title First Mayor (Erster Bürgermeister or Erste Bürgermeisterin).
10. Which senator does Hamburg not have?
Correct answer: Senator for Foreign Affairs
Foreign affairs are managed by the federal government, so Hamburg's Senate has portfolios for Justice, Finance, and Interior but no Senator for Foreign Affairs.
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