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North Rhine-Westphalia state questions
These 10 questions about North Rhine-Westphalia 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 North Rhine-Westphalia?
Correct answer: Image 2
North Rhine-Westphalia's coat of arms combines a silver wave for the Rhine, a white horse for Westphalia, and a green leaf for Lippe, the three regions merged into the state after 1946.
2. Which is a district in North Rhine-Westphalia?
Correct answer: Rhein-Sieg District
The Rhein-Sieg district, near Bonn, is part of North Rhine-Westphalia. Ammerland, North Friesland and the Vogtland district all lie in other states.
3. For how many years is the state parliament in North Rhine-Westphalia elected?
Correct answer: 5
The NRW Landtag is elected for five years, the term length written into the state constitution and used by most German states.
4. From what age are you allowed to vote in local elections in North Rhine-Westphalia?
Correct answer: 16
In North Rhine-Westphalia, voting in municipal elections starts at 16, while state and federal elections still require 18.
5. What are the colors of the state flag of North Rhine-Westphalia?
Correct answer: green-white-red
NRW's flag shows horizontal stripes of green, white and red, taken from the arms of the Rhineland, Westphalia and Lippe.
6. Where can you get information about political topics in North Rhine-Westphalia?
Correct answer: at the State Agency for Civic Education
North Rhine-Westphalia's state agency for civic education gives neutral information on politics, unlike churches, consumer centers or the local regulatory office.
7. The state capital of North Rhine-Westphalia is called …
Correct answer: Düsseldorf.
Düsseldorf is the capital of North Rhine-Westphalia, even though Cologne is bigger, Bonn was once the federal capital, and Dortmund is a Ruhr industrial city.
8. Which federal state is North Rhine-Westphalia?
Correct answer: Number 3 in the image
North Rhine-Westphalia lies in western Germany along the Rhine and Ruhr, bordering the Netherlands and Belgium, and is Germany's most populous state.
9. What is the title of the head of government in North Rhine-Westphalia?
Correct answer: Minister President
North Rhine-Westphalia, like almost every German Land, calls its head of government Ministerpräsident (Ministerpräsidentin).
10. Which minister does North Rhine-Westphalia not have?
Correct answer: Minister of Foreign Affairs
North Rhine-Westphalia has ministries for the interior, justice and finance, but foreign affairs remain a purely federal responsibility.
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