Question 22 of 300 · The State and Federalism

Question 22: What form of government does Germany have?

Official question from the BAMF catalog used for the Einbürgerungstest (German citizenship test) and the Leben in Deutschland test. Topic: The State and Federalism.

The question as it appears on the exam

Was für eine Staatsform hat Deutschland?

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

AMonarchieMonarchy
BDiktaturDictatorship
CRepublikRepublicCorrect
DFürstentumPrincipality

Correct answer

C — Republik

Republic

Why this is the answer

This question is about federalism. Germany is made up of 16 Bundesländer (federal states), each with its own parliament, government and constitution. Learn the split and most of these questions answer themselves: education, schools, police and culture belong to the states; foreign policy, defence and currency belong to the federal government; nurseries, rubbish collection and local building plans belong to the municipality. The Bundesrat is the chamber through which the states take part in federal law-making.

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.

die Diktatur — dictatorship
In einer Diktatur gibt es keine freien Wahlen.

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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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