Saarland – question 2
Which minister does Saarland not have?
German original: Welche Ministerin / welchen Minister hat das Saarland nicht?. In the test, all questions are asked in German.
Answer options
- Minister of Justice / Minister of Justice
- Foreign Minister / Foreign Minister — Correct answer
- Minister of Finance / Minister of Finance
- Minister of the Interior / Minister of the Interior
Explanation
Foreign policy is exclusively a matter for the federal government. Therefore, the federal states (Länder) do not have a foreign minister. All other ministries, such as those for the Interior, Finance, and Education, are filled by the states themselves.
Key terms in this question
- Which — An interrogative word used to ask about a selection from a group (e.g., 'Which party won?').
- minister — A minister is a senior government official responsible for a specific policy area, such as finance or education.
- (female) minister — A minister is a woman who leads a government department and makes political decisions in a specific area, such as education or health.
- which / which one — 'Welchen' is an inflected form of the German interrogative pronoun 'welcher' (which). It is used to ask about a specific person or thing from a group.
- Federal state — A federal state is one of the 16 regions that together form Germany. Each state has its own government, parliament, and areas of responsibility.
- Saarland — Saarland is a federal state in southwestern Germany, bordering France and Luxembourg. Its capital city is Saarbrücken.
- not — This word negates a statement or an action. It indicates that something is not true or does not happen.
- which / what — 'Welche' is a German interrogative or relative pronoun used to ask about or refer to a specific thing or person from a group.