Question 38
It is not part of a democratic constitutional state that...
German original: Zu einem demokratischen Rechtsstaat gehört es nicht, dass …. In the test, all questions are asked in German.
Answer options
- People can express themselves critically about the government.
- Citizens are allowed to demonstrate peacefully.
- People are arrested by private police for no reason. — Correct answer
- someone commits a crime and is arrested because of it.
Explanation
In a constitutional state, no one may be arbitrarily arrested, especially not by a private police force. Only state authorities may use coercion, and only in accordance with the law.
Key terms in this question
- State — A state is an organized community with a defined territory, a population, and a government that creates and enforces laws.
- law / right — A rule established by the state that applies to everyone in a country. It can also mean a personal entitlement or freedom that a person is guaranteed.
- Democratic — Something based on the principles of democracy, where the people hold political power and decisions are made through free elections or elected representatives.
- Rule of law / constitutional state — A constitutional state is a state in which all people, including the government, are bound by laws and no one is above them. Fundamental rights are protected by independent courts.
- democratic — Democratic describes something based on the principles of democracy, where the people hold political power and decisions are made through free elections or elected representatives.
- that — 'That' is a conjunction used to introduce a subordinate clause and connect it to the main clause. For example: I know that Germany is a democracy.
- Democratic — Democratic describes a system in which the people hold political power and decisions are made through elections or elected representatives.
- a / an (dative form) — 'Einem' is the dative form of the indefinite article for masculine and neuter singular nouns in German (e.g. 'mit einem Mann' = with a man).