Question 31
What is not a feature of our democracy?
German original: Was ist kein Merkmal unserer Demokratie?. In the test, all questions are asked in German.
Answer options
- regular elections
- press censorship — Correct answer
- freedom of opinion
- various parties
Explanation
Press censorship is not a feature of democracy. On the contrary, press freedom is a fundamental right (Art. 5 Basic Law). Freedom of expression, free elections, and separation of powers are essential democratic features.
Key terms in this question
- characteristic / feature — A characteristic is a property or distinguishing mark that describes a person, thing, or group and sets it apart from others.
- Democracy — Democracy is a form of government in which the people hold political power and make decisions directly or through elected representatives.
- no / not any — A negation word that expresses the absence or non-existence of something. It is placed before a noun to deny its existence or quantity.
- our (inflected form) — 'Unserer' is an inflected form of the German possessive pronoun 'unser' (our), used to indicate that something belongs to a group that includes the speaker.