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German Politics

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Germany was split in two after:

a)

WWI

b)

WWII

c)

Thirty Years' War

d)

German Revolution

2.

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

a)

parliamentary democracy

b)

monarchy

c)

timocracy

d)

communist dictatorship

3.

The capital of the newly reunified Germany became:

a)

Bonn

b)

Berlin

c)

München/Munich

d)

Frankfurt

4.

The German federal parliament is the:

a)

Bundestag

b)

Reichstag

c)

Bundesrat

d)

Bundesliga

5.

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

a)

federal president

b)

chancellor

c)

president of the Bundestag

d)

ambassador to the USA

6.

Germany's federal elections take place:

a)

every 2 years

b)

every 3 years

c)

every 4 years

d)

every 5 years

7.

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

a)

True

b)

False

8.

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.

a)

5%

b)

10%

c)

12%

d)

15%

9.

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

a)

high rate of voter disapproval

b)

chaos

c)

coalitions

10.

The SPD is:

a)

The Green Party

b)

Social Democratic Party

c)

Christian Democratic Union

d)

Christian Social Union

11.

The Free Democratic party is popular among:

a)

people over the ago of 60

b)

environmentalists

c)

self-employed and business owners

d)

young, well-educated people

12.

The AfD:

a)

rejects Islam as a part of German society

b)

is a far-right party that wants to seal Germany's borders

c)

questions the notion that climate change is man-made

d)

has about 35,000 members (in 2021)

13.

Do you think that person-centered (as in the USA) or party-centered elections (as in Germany) are a better choice?

a)

person-centered

b)

party-centered