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Hesse state questions
These 10 questions about Hesse 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 Hesse?
Correct answer: Image 1
Hesse's coat of arms shows a red and white striped lion, crowned in gold, on a blue field, a historic symbol of the House of Hesse.
2. Which is a district in Hesse?
Correct answer: Main-Taunus district
The Main-Taunus-Kreis lies in Hesse near Frankfurt am Main. Ammerland belongs to Lower Saxony, Altötting to Bavaria, and Prignitz to Brandenburg.
3. For how many years is the state parliament in Hesse elected?
Correct answer: 5
Hesse's Landtag is elected for five years, the term used in most German states.
4. From what age are you allowed to vote in local elections in Hesse?
Correct answer: 18
In Hesse, voters must be at least 18 for local elections. The state has kept this age rather than lowering it to 16 as some other Länder have done.
5. What are the colors of the state flag of Hesse?
Correct answer: red-white
Hesse's flag is a horizontal red and white bicolor, echoing the striped lion on its coat of arms.
6. Where can you obtain information about political topics in Hesse?
Correct answer: at the State Center for Political Education
The Hessian State Center for Civic Education gives non-partisan information on politics and democracy, unlike the consumer center, the public order office, or churches.
7. The state capital of Hesse is called …
Correct answer: Wiesbaden.
Wiesbaden is the capital of Hesse and seat of the Landtag, while Frankfurt is the state's largest and best known city but not its capital.
8. Which federal state is Hesse?
Correct answer: Number 3 in the image
Hesse is a landlocked state in central Germany, bordering North Rhine-Westphalia, Lower Saxony, Thuringia, and Bavaria.
9. What is the title of the head of government in Hesse?
Correct answer: Minister President
Every German state, including Hesse, calls its head of government Ministerpräsident (Ministerpräsidentin for a woman). Only the three city states use a different title.
10. Which minister does Hesse not have?
Correct answer: Minister of Foreign Affairs
Foreign policy belongs to the federal government alone, so no Bundesland runs a foreign ministry. Hesse does have ministries for justice, finance and the interior, like every other state.
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