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German Government

German Government. Made by: Hailey . Split Germany . After World War II, the Cold War started. The Cold War divided Germany into the East and the West. The east was Democratic Republic The west was Federal Republic. Germany: Democratic Republic Side.

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German Government

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  1. German Government Made by: Hailey

  2. Split Germany • After World War II, the Cold War started. • The Cold War divided Germany into the East and the West. • The east was Democratic Republic • The west was Federal Republic

  3. Germany: Democratic Republic Side • Democratic Republic: is where the public elects there leaders. • The East was this side. • They stuck strictly to the “constitution” and wanted to elect there leaders.

  4. Germany: Federal Republic Side • Federal Republic: federal states in the form of a republic government. • The West side of Germany was Federal Republic. • Had Federal States. (purple part on map).

  5. Germany Combining • Germany winded up combining after the Cold War division. • They became the Federal Republic of Germany. • They had 16 federal states.

  6. Federal Republic • Federal Republic: federal states in the form of a republic government. • Bundesrat: federal council • (Bundesrepublik Deutschland) means Federal Republic of Germany.

  7. Federal States Brandenburg Bayern Baden Wurttemberg Hessen Mecklenburg Vorpomern Niedersachsen North-Rhine Westphalia Saarland Saxony- Anhalt Sachsen Schleswig-holstein Rheinland-pflaz Thuringia Bavaria Lower Saxony

  8. Federal States Con. • Federal States have leeway with decision making. • Federal States exercise in: • schooling • education • security policing • organazation of self-government.

  9. Basic Law • Basic law is the equivalent to a constitution/amendment. • Grundgesetz is the German Word for Basic Law.

  10. Basic Law Con. • Public life is based on the Basic Law. • Basic law is determined by living conditions, economy and social policy. • European Law must satisfy Basic Law. • The Basic Law is an Advantage because it allows people to give complaints. • It also allows people to understand what federal states control and Germany as a whole.

  11. Taxes • Taxes go to Bundesrat. • Taxes at the federal level go to the states.

  12. Bundesrat • Is a federal council of Germany. • Like a legislative branch. • It represents the 16 federal states. • Has a seat in the house of the lords on Berlin. • 50% or more of laws have to be approved by Bundesrat.

  13. Federal Constitution Court • Is a institution to post war German democracy. • This court only acts when appealed to. • Protects the division of powers in the basic law and federal states. • Federal Constitution holds interpretation to the Basic Law.

  14. Chancellor Angela Merkel

  15. Citation • http://infoplease.com/ipa/A0107568.html • http://www.tatsachen-ueber-deutschland.de/en/political-system/main-content-04/the-federal-constitutional-court.html • http://www.tatsachen-ueber-deutschland.de/en/history/content/background-2/the-cold-war.html?type=1

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