Einbürgerungstest Practice

The bus line that you always take to work is going to be discontinued. What can you do to keep the bus line?

• A. I will become a member of a sports club and train cycling.
• B. I will get involved in a citizens' initiative to preserve the bus line, or start one myself.
• C. I will write a letter to the municipality's forestry office.
• D. I will turn to the tax office, because as a taxpayer I have a right to the bus line.

A lay judge in Germany is …

• A. a member of a municipal council.
• B. a person who has studied law.
• C. the deputy of the mayor.
• D. an honorary (volunteer) judge.

What does the German Basic Law prohibit?

• A. free choice of profession
• B. working abroad
• C. military service
• D. forced labor

Which present-day German federal state used to belong to the territory of the GDR?

• A. Saarland
• B. Schleswig-Holstein
• C. Hesse
• D. Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania

Who determines school policy in Germany?

• A. the Ministry of Family Affairs
• B. the universities
• C. the teachers
• D. the federal states

When members of parliament in the German Bundestag switch their parliamentary group, …

• A. the government can lose its majority.
• B. the Federal President must first give his/her consent.
• C. the voters of these members of parliament may vote again.
• D. they are no longer allowed to attend sessions of parliament.

When is freedom of expression restricted in Germany?

• A. when criticizing the state
• B. when expressing opinions about the federal government
• C. when publicly spreading false claims about individual persons
• D. when discussing religions

Maik and Sybille want to hold a street demonstration with friends at their place of residence in Germany. What must they do beforehand?

• A. They must register the demonstration.
• B. Maik and Sybille must found a new association, because only associations are allowed to demonstrate.
• C. They cannot do anything, because demonstrations are fundamentally forbidden in Germany.
• D. They don't need to do anything. In Germany one may demonstrate anywhere at any time.

What is not a branch of state power in Germany?

• A. the judiciary
• B. the directive
• C. the legislature
• D. the executive

Which of the following lists contains only federal states that belonged to the territory of the former GDR?

• A. Saxony, Thuringia, Hesse, Lower Saxony, Brandenburg
• B. Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Thuringia, Saxony
• C. Lower Saxony, North Rhine-Westphalia, Hesse, Schleswig-Holstein, Brandenburg
• D. Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Brandenburg, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia

What is referred to in Germany as a "traffic light coalition"? The cooperation …

• A. between the CSU, Die Linke, and Alliance 90/The Greens in a government
• B. between the CDU and SPD parliamentary groups in the Bundestag
• C. between the CDU and CSU parliamentary groups in the Bundestag
• D. between the SPD, FDP, and Alliance 90/The Greens in a government

German laws prohibit …

• A. unequal treatment of citizens by the state.
• B. freedom of assembly for residents.
• C. freedom of expression for residents.
• D. petitions by citizens.

What does this picture show?

• A. the Federal Chancellery in Berlin
• B. the Bundesrat building in Berlin
• C. the Federal Constitutional Court in Karlsruhe
• D. the seat of the Bundestag in Berlin

Where must you register when you move to a new address in Germany?

• A. at the trade licensing office
• B. at the residents' registration office
• C. at the civil registry office
• D. at the regulatory office

What is a task of election helpers in Germany?

• A. They pass on interim results to the media.
• B. They help elderly people cast their vote in the voting booth.
• C. They count the votes after the election has ended.
• D. They write the voting notification letters before the election.

Which side did the GDR belong to during the "Cold War"?

• A. to NATO
• B. to the Western powers
• C. to the non-aligned states
• D. to the Warsaw Pact

Who is usually elected President of the German Bundestag?

• A. a former Federal Chancellor
• B. a member of parliament from the strongest parliamentary group
• C. the oldest member of parliament
• D. the minister-president of the largest federal state

Which basic right is guaranteed in Article 1 of the Basic Law of the Federal Republic of Germany?

• A. freedom of religion
• B. the inviolability of human dignity
• C. the right to life
• D. freedom of expression

Where must you go first in Germany if you want to get married?

• A. to the regulatory office
• B. to the residents' registration office
• C. to the civil registry office
• D. to the employment agency

In Germany, volunteer election helpers assist with elections. What is a task of election helpers?

• A. They write cards and letters stating the polling station.
• B. They pass on interim results to journalists.
• C. They count the votes after the election has ended.
• D. They help children and elderly people to vote.