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Schleswig-Holstein state questions
These 10 questions about Schleswig-Holstein 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 Schleswig-Holstein?
Correct answer: Image 3
Schleswig-Holstein's coat of arms is split vertically, pairing the red Schleswig lions with the Holstein nettle leaf on blue, one symbol for each historic half.
2. Which is a district in Schleswig-Holstein?
Correct answer: North Friesland
Nordfriesland is a district in Schleswig-Holstein. Ammerland, the Mecklenburg Lake District and Rhein-Sieg belong to Lower Saxony, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and North Rhine-Westphalia.
3. For how many years is the state parliament in Schleswig-Holstein elected?
Correct answer: 5
Schleswig-Holstein's Landtag is elected for five years, the same term most German state parliaments use.
4. From what age are you allowed to vote in local elections in Schleswig-Holstein?
Correct answer: 16
Schleswig-Holstein sets the municipal voting age at 16, though national elections still require 18.
5. What are the colors of the state flag of Schleswig-Holstein?
Correct answer: blue-white-red
Schleswig-Holstein's flag is a horizontal tricolor of blue, white and red, shown with the state coat of arms in official use.
6. Where can you obtain information about political topics in Schleswig-Holstein?
Correct answer: at the State Commissioner for Political Education
Schleswig-Holstein's state commissioner for political education provides neutral information on democracy, unlike churches, the regulatory office or the consumer center.
7. The state capital of Schleswig-Holstein is called …
Correct answer: Kiel.
Kiel, a major Baltic port, is the capital of Schleswig-Holstein and seat of its government, while Lübeck, Flensburg and Husum are not.
8. Which federal state is Schleswig-Holstein?
Correct answer: Number 1 in the image
Schleswig-Holstein sits at Germany's northern tip, below Denmark, with the North Sea to the west and the Baltic Sea to the east.
9. What is the title of the head of government in Schleswig-Holstein?
Correct answer: Minister President
Schleswig-Holstein, not a city state, calls its head of government Ministerpräsident (Ministerpräsidentin).
10. Which minister does Schleswig-Holstein not have?
Correct answer: Minister of Foreign Affairs
Schleswig-Holstein has ministries for the interior, justice and finance, but foreign affairs stay with the federal government alone.
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