Political quiz

Question 1

Under the 1871 Constitution, the Chancellor … (3)

Answer 1

• Was responsible to the Kaiser
• Chaired the Bundesrat
• Could appoint & dismiss ministers of state

Question 2

Under the 1919 Weimar Constitution, the Chancellor’s job is to…

Answer 2

propose laws to the Reichstag

Question 3

Under the Basic Law (1949), the Chancellor … (2)

Answer 3

• Was elected by the Bundestag
• Could be removed from office by the Bundestag

Question 4

Under the 1871 Constitution, Germany was a …

Answer 4

Federal state with 25 state governments

Question 5

Under the 1871 Constitution, the Bundesrat … (2)

Answer 5

• Could amend the Constitution
• Could reject legislation

Question 6

Under the 1919 Weimar Constitution, in the upper house …

Answer 6

State representation was decided by population

Question 7

Under the 1871 Constitution, the Reichstag was elected by …

Answer 7

men over 25

Question 8

Under the 1871 Constitution, the Reichstag …

two facts

Answer 8

• Deputies were elected every three years until 1888 and then every five years
• Could be dissolved by the Kaiser

Question 9

Under the 1871 Constitution, Reichstag election turnout …

Answer 9

Increased from 51% in 1871 to 85% in 1912

Question 10

Under the 1919 Weimar Constitution, … (3)

Answer 10

• A deputy was elected for every 60,000 votes a party won in a Reichstag election
• Reichstag elections were held every four years
• now included social rights e.g. being able to join a trade union

Question 11

Under the Basic Law (1949), the sixteen judges of the new constitutional court were…

Answer 11

elected by the Bundestag and Bundesrat

Question 12

In the FRG, the small FDP exercised a great influence in government. They were coalition partners in the years … (3 periods)

Answer 12

1949-1956, 1962-1965, 1970-1990

Question 13

When did the SPD adopt social market economics?

Answer 13

At The Bad Godesberg Programme (1959)

Question 14

What were some major political scandals in post-war FRG politics? (7)

Answer 14

Frankfurt (Auschwitz trials) 1963
Hans Globke (1935 laws)
Benno Ohnesorg 1967
Emergency Laws 1968
Heinrich Lubke (president) 1969
Flick Affair (corruption) 1984
Bitburg (Reagan) 1985

Question 15

Under the Basic Law (1949), the Constitutional Court has the power to ban extreme political parties. This happened twice in the 1950s with the banning of the …

Answer 15

Socialist Reich Party
German Communist Party

Question 16

When was the break through election for the Nazi Party when it became the second largest party in the Reichstag?

Answer 16

September 1930

Question 17

What measures to establish a one party state were all taken in 1933?

Four

Answer 17

• Reichstag Fire Decree Feb
• The Enabling Law March
• Establishment of the Propaganda Ministry March
• Concordat with the Catholic Church July

Question 18

How many individuals served as Weimar Chancellors between February 1919 and December 1932?

Answer 18

12

Question 19

The 1881 Reichstag elections were a…

Answer 19

Defeat for Bismarck’s political allies

Question 20

When did the SPD become the largest party in the Kaissereich?

Answer 20

1912

Question 21

What were the results of the 1907 Hotentot election?

Answer 21

SPD seats halved and Bulow block was established

Question 22

When was the Eulenberg scandal?

Answer 22

1908

Question 23

When was Caprivi’s chancellorship?

Answer 23

1890-1894

Question 24

When was Bulow’s chancellorship

Answer 24

1900-1909

Question 25

When was Bethmann Hollweg’s chancellorship?

Answer 25

1909-1917

Question 26

When did Willy Brandt become leader of the SPD?

Answer 26

August 1960

Question 27

Who was the spy that brought down Brandt’s government?

Answer 27

Gunter Guillaume (1973)

Question 28

The FPD chancellors

Answer 28

Adenauer 1948-1963
Erhard 1963-1966
Kiesinger 1966-1969
Willy Brandt1969-1974
Schmidt 1974-1982
Kohl 1982- 1998