Einbürgerungstest
English

Was bedeutet "Volkssouveränität"? Alle Staatsgewalt geht vom ...

Question 52 · Living in a democracy

Correct answer: A. the people.

In German, as in the test

  1. Volke aus. (richtige Antwort)
  2. Bundestag aus.
  3. preußischen König aus.
  4. Bundesverfassungsgericht aus.

English translation

What does "sovereignty of the people" (Volkssouveränität) mean? All state authority comes from …

  1. the people. (Correct answer)
  2. the Bundestag.
  3. the Prussian king.
  4. the Federal Constitutional Court.

Why this is correct

Article 20 of the Basic Law: "All state authority is derived from the people" (Alle Staatsgewalt geht vom Volke aus). The people exercise it through elections and votes.