German states, Lander, each have five representatives in the upper house of the Federal Legislature
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Q. 2The Bundestag is the upper house of the German legislature.
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Q. 3The constitutional structure in Germany that makes it hard for the legislature to fire the Chancellor is called the positive vote of no confidence.
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Q. 4Members of the Parliamentary Council in 1948 believed that the president should be neutralized, which meant that she or he should have few, if any, significant political powers.
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Q. 5The first female Chancellor, Angela Merkel, was elected in 1975
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Q. 6Like the Supreme Court of the United States, the Constitutional Court of Germany serves as a court of appeals.
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Q. 7Legislation within the federal jurisdiction that affects the Lander, even if the Lander themselves cannot legislate on the issue, must be approved by a majority of the Land representatives in the Bundesrat, or it does not become law.
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Q. 8German federalism is financially cheaper than unitary government would be.
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