German Politics

Germany was split in two after:

• WWI

• WWII

• Thirty Years' War

• German Revolution

After Gemany's division, the East was controlled by a:

• parliamentary democracy

• monarchy

• timocracy

• communist dictatorship

The capital of the newly reunified Germany became:

• Bonn

• Berlin

• München/Munich

• Frankfurt

The German federal parliament is the:

• Bundestag

• Reichstag

• Bundesrat

• Bundesliga

The German leader who is most "in the limelight" is the:

• federal president

• chancellor

• president of the Bundestag

• ambassador to the USA

Germany's federal elections take place:

• every 2 years

• every 3 years

• every 4 years

• every 5 years

Every German citizen over the age of 18 gets 2 votes.

• True

• False

In order to eliminate small fringe parties from holding seats in the Bundestag, any one party must earn at least ___ of the votes during an election.

• 5%

• 10%

• 12%

• 15%

Which of the following is a very common occurrence, due to the voting system in Germany?

• high rate of voter disapproval

• chaos

• coalitions

The SPD is:

• The Green Party

• Social Democratic Party

• Christian Democratic Union

• Christian Social Union