This article is part of the series: Politics of Germany Image File history File links De_wappen. ... The Federal Republic of Germany (in German: Bundesrepublik Deutschland) is a federal representative democracy. ...
Bundesrat Federal Convention Constitutional Court Preamble of the Grundgesetz The Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany (German: Grundgesetz für die Bundesrepublik Deutschland) is the constitution of modern Germany. ... The Bundestag (Federal Diet) is the parliament of Germany. ... The Bundesrat (federal council) is the representation of the 16 Federal States (Länder) of Germany at the federal level. ... The Federal Convention (Bundesversammlung) is a special body in the institutional system of Germany, convoked only for the purpose of selecting the Bundespräsident every five years. ... The Federal Constitutional Court (in German: Bundesverfassungsgericht, BVerfG) is a special court established by the German Constitution, the Grundgesetz (Basic Law). ...
Chancellor Cabinet The Federal President (German: Bundespräsident, formerly Reichspräsident) is Germanys head of state. ... The German title Bundeskanzler is also the title of the Chancellor of Austria, and the title of a Swiss federal official (List of Federal Chancellors of Switzerland). ... The Cabinet of Germany (German: Bundeskabinett) is the chief executive body of the Federal Republic of Germany. ...
Districts of Germany Germany is a federal republic made up of 16 states formally known in German as Bundesländer (Federal States; singular Bundesland), or more commonly, Länder (singular Land). ... There are 439 German districts, administrative units in Germany. ...
Political Parties Pre-1945 parties Former GDR parties Elections in Germany gives information on election and election results in Germany, including elections to the Federal Diet (the lower house of the federal parliament), the Landtage of the various states, and local elections. ... This is a list of political parties in Germany. ...
Democratic Awakening (German: Demokratischer Aufbruch) was an East German opposition political movement. It was founded on 16/17 December1989 in Leipzig. Leading members included Rainer Eppelmann and Wolfgang Schnur. It supported rapid German reunification and formed part of the Alliance for Germany (Allianz für Deutschland) for the 1990 Volkskammer elections. In late 1990 it joined the Christian Democratic Union of Germany The German Democratic Republic (GDR) (German: Deutsche Demokratische Republik), also commonly known as East Germany, was a communist state that existed from 1949 to 1990 in the former Soviet occupation zone of Germany. ... December 17 is the 351st day of the year (352nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Map of Germany showing Leipzig Leipzig? [ˈlaiptsɪç] (Polish; Sorbian/Lusatian: Lipsk) is the largest city in the federal state (Bundesland) of Saxony in Germany. ... The Alliance for Germany (German: Allianz für Deutschland) was an opposition coalition in East Germany. ... The Volkskammer was the Parliament of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany). ... The Christian Democratic Union (CDU - Christlich-Demokratische Union) is a political party in Germany. ...
Democrats wanted a sober George Marshall on the campaign trail; instead Americans are beginning to witness an embittered, conspiracy-obsessed Maj. General Smedley Butler come alive — endorsed by the slander-spouting Michael Moore instead of respected peers like General Schwarzkopf.
We all wish that Democratic canard were so, but in fact his apoplexy followed the sight of a kindred Arab dictator scrambling out at gunpoint from an abandoned septic tank.
But apart from the (necessary) inconvenience at airports, it is hard for Americans to agree with the Democrats that we are living in a police state — or that after September 11 we have been at the mercy of al Qaeda while President Bush was purportedly asleep at the wheel.
Democratic practices can flourish only in the context of educated and informed citizens in society and making opportunities available to form their own organizations for the articulation of their needs and interests.
The quality of democratization and institutionalization may be affected by the quality of civic education, skills and dispositions and performance of the polity during the transition period.
Re-education on democratic participation, control and decision-making is an educational challenge of enormous significance which the partner organizations of FES are taking to the grassroots.
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