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Title: Politics in Germany


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Politics in Germany
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Federal Republic of Germany
  • Population 82 million
  • Parliamentary republic
  • Federal System
  • Mixed member proportional electoral system

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A federal system
  • Federal Republic of Germany
  • federal government (Bund)
  • 16 states (Lander)

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A federal system
  • Federal Republic is divided into 16 states
  • 10 states (Lander) in the West
  • 6 states (Lander) in the East
  • including Berlin
  • differences in historical traditions, social
    structure, dialect, and economy
  • state jurisdiction in education, culture, law
    enforcement, and regional planning

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A federal system
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A parliamentary system
  • central institution of the federal government
  • bicameral parliament
  • Bundestag (lower house)
  • Bundesrat (upper house)
  • Chancellor
  • chief executive
  • President (has a mostly ceremonial role)

German Chancellor Angela Merkel
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A bicameral parliament
  • Bundestag
  • primary legislative body
  • 669 deputies
  • directly elected
  • Bundesrat
  • represent state governments at the federal level
  • 69 members (3 - 6 per state)
  • appointed by state governments

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Electoral System
  • Germany utilizes a system called Mixed Member
    Proportional. (Hybrid System)
  • Half of the members are elected through FPTP and
    half through proportional representation where
    representatives are selected by party lists
  • Germany uses the 5 rule whereby a party must
    have at least 5 of the popular vote to have
    members selected by proportional representation
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