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German Government

Germany has a parliamentary system of government with three branches: executive, legislative, and judicial. The legislative branch is the Parliament (Bundestag), which has 631 seats and is led by a President who is re-elected every four years. Germans elect members of Parliament who then choose the Chancellor, currently Angela Merkel, as head of the executive branch. The judicial branch utilizes an inquisitorial system with state courts handling most cases and a Supreme Constitutional Court reviewing major cases.

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German Government

Germany has a parliamentary system of government with three branches: executive, legislative, and judicial. The legislative branch is the Parliament (Bundestag), which has 631 seats and is led by a President who is re-elected every four years. Germans elect members of Parliament who then choose the Chancellor, currently Angela Merkel, as head of the executive branch. The judicial branch utilizes an inquisitorial system with state courts handling most cases and a Supreme Constitutional Court reviewing major cases.

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Government in

Germany
Christie Rocchio

Background Information
German Court Systems
Germany has a parliamentary system of government. However, the people can elect
Germany has what is called
those who they want to represent them. There are two main parties in the German
an inquisitorial system, in
government and they are Christian Democratic Union and the Social Democratic
which the judge is actively
Party of Germany. Germany has three branches of government, the executive,
involved in the investiga-
legislative, and judicial branch. The government powers are divided between the
tion of the case. Unlike, the
three branches in order to give the states power as well. The chancellor of Germany
US where the judge acts as
appoints other members of the government called Federal Ministers, while the people
a referee between the plain-
elect the people they send to Parliament.
tiff and the defendant. The
highest court is called the
Supreme Constitutional

Chancellor of Germany Court and only major cases


make it to this court, other-
wise, the state courts handle
Angela Merkel has been the Chancellor of the smaller cases.
Germany since 2005 and she is currently serving
her third term. The chancellor serves the same
position similar to the prime minister in other German Elections
European countries. The role of the chancellor Election Day in Germany is
includes certain duties such as forming the held on September 24, 2017
Cabinet and can determine the general guidelines and this is for the people to
of government policy. Since the people can elect re-elect the members of Bun-
those they send to Parliament, they are also destag or Parliament. The
essentially choosing their chancellor as well Chancellor of Germany is
because the chancellor is then appointed by those also up for re-election as
in Parliament. well because the members of
Angela Merkel, Parliament actually choose
since November 22, 2005 the next chancellor. Each
person serving in Parlia-
ment serves a four year
Parliament term, including the chancel-
lor and go up for re-election
at the same time.
Parliament in Germany is President of Parliament branch. There are
known as Bundestag. currently is Norbert multiple committees
Parliament in Germany Lammert. The President within Parliament that
was established in 1949 of Parliament is deal with certain issues,
after WWII by the Basic re-elected every four so more work can get
Law for the Federal years. Some of the done. The executive
Republic of Germany. responsibilities that branch initiates any
There are currently 631 Parliament carries out actions before Parliament
seats in German include amending the makes a decision to take
Parliament and the governments legislative action.

Symbol for Parliament

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