Bund und Länder: all 13 questions with answers

These 13 questions of the German citizenship test belong to the topic Bund und Länder. The correct answer is shown under each question; open it for the explanation.

1. How many federal states does the Federal Republic of Germany have?
2. What is not a federal state of the Federal Republic of Germany?
3. What are the heads of government of most federal states in Germany called?
4. What does every German federal state have?
5. Who determines school policy in Germany?
6. Which office belongs to the municipal administration in Germany?
7. When the parliament of a German federal state is elected, this is called…
8. The Federal Republic of Germany is today divided into...
9. What is the main task of the federal states in Germany?
10. The Federal Republic of Germany has a three-tier administrative structure. What is the lowest political level called?
11. Who forms the German Federal Council?
12. The German federal states participate in federal legislation through...
13. In Germany, a change of government in a federal state can have effects on federal politics. Governing becomes …