Exam 6: Germany

Germany's comprehensive energy policy is known as:

The success of post-World War II democracy in West Germany is usually attributed in part to

German currency is known as the

The CDU Chancellor at the time of reunification was

The German population rate is declining, leading to a growth in the aging population. What impact might this have on the economy of the country? What might its impact be on the political structures?

Religiously, Germany would most accurately be described as having

The agency primarily responsible for coordinating the reunification of East and West Germany was

How does federalism work in Germany? How do German states/lander compare to subnational units in the other countries we have studied so far? How has this relationship helped or hurt German development in the post-World War II era? Be as specific as possible.

Germany became a unified country and began developing democratic institutions later than most other West European countries. How did that contribute to Germany's difficulties during the twentieth century?

The constitutional provision that only allows a __________ vote of no confidence means that a government cannot be voted out unless a new government is voted in.

The drafters of West Germany's Basic Law attempted to prevent the success of extremist parties by

Agricultural and business interests have close ties to which political party in Germany?

Members of the Constitutional Court are appointed by the

At the end of World War II, Germany's capital city of Berlin fell into the zone controlled by the __________.

What changes in German political culture made democratization possible so soon after the demise of the fascist regime in 1945? What impact have those changes had on the German political system in place today?

The regime that governed Germany from 1919 until 1933 was called the

Adolf Hitler gave himself the title of

The __________ Act provided the legal basis for the entire Third Reich.

Angela Merkel's election victory was historic because she

The first extremist right wing party to win seats in the Bundestag since the 1950s is: