Question 116 of 300 · Living in a Democracy

Question 116: If you are allowed to vote in a federal election in Germany, that is called …

Official question from the BAMF catalog used for the Einbürgerungstest (German citizenship test) and the Leben in Deutschland test. Topic: Living in a Democracy.

The question as it appears on the exam

Wenn Sie bei einer Bundestagswahl in Deutschland wählen dürfen, heißt das …

The Einbürgerungstest is written and sat in German only, with no dictionary allowed. Use the English below to understand the question, but learn to recognise the German wording above — that is what you will see on the day.

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Answer options

Aaktive Wahlkampagne.active election campaign.
Baktives Wahlverfahren.active election process.
Caktiver Wahlkampf.active campaigning.
Daktives Wahlrecht.active suffrage.Correct

Correct answer

D — aktives Wahlrecht.

active suffrage.

Why this is the answer

Being allowed to vote in a Bundestagswahl is called aktives Wahlrecht. It is a voting right, not an election campaign or electoral procedure.

Key exam terms in this question

These exam terms appear in the question or in the answer options. Once you know them, you can still spot the right answer when the wording changes.

wählen — to vote / elect
Ab 18 Jahren darf man bei der Bundestagswahl wählen.
der Bundestag — federal parliament (lower house)
Der Bundestag macht die Bundesgesetze.

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How this question fits into the exam

On exam day you answer 33 questions in 60 minutes: 30 from the general catalog of 300 questions — this question is one of them — and 3 about your federal state. You pass with 17 correct answers. Aiming for exactly 17 leaves no margin for nerves, so take timed mock exams until 33 out of 33 feels routine.

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