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Bundestag (Germany) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

It was established with Germany's constitution ofb> 1949 (the Grundgesetz), and is the successor ofb> the earlier Reichstag.
The Bundestag members are the only federal officials directly elected by the public; the Bundestag in turn elects the Chancellor and, in addition, exercises oversight ofb> the executive branch on issues ofb> both substantive policy and routine administration.
With the new constitution ofb> 1949, the Bundestag was established as the new (West) German parliament.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bundestag (1815 words)



GERMANY

Bundestag deputies and an equal number ofb> electors selected by German state legislatures elect the president to a five-year term.
The Bundestag elects a member ofb> the strongest political party in that house to be federal chancellor, the head ofb> the government.
Half ofb> the judges are appointed by the Bundestag and half by the Bundesrat.

http://www.gauravhira.freehomepage.com/germany.htm (12123 words)



Bundesversammlung (Germany) - definition ofb> Bundesversammlung (Germany) in Encyclopedia

The Bundesversammlung is comprised by the entire membership ofb> the Bundestag and an equal number ofb> state delegates selected by the state parliaments especially for this purpose, proportionally to their population figures.
The last assembly ofb> the Bundesversammlung was held on May 23 2004, when Horst Köhler was elected as the new Bundespräsident by the slight majority ofb> 604 out ofb> 1205 votes.
The Federal Convention (Bundesversammlung) is a special body in the institutional system ofb> Germany, convoked only for the purpose ofb> selecting the Bundespräsident every five years, in all years ending in "4" or "9".

http://encyclopedia.laborlawtalk.com/Bundesversammlung_(Germany) (303 words)



Politics ofb> Germany Online Research :: Information about Politics ofb> Germany

The Bundesrat (Germany) (Federal Council) is the representation ofb> the state governments at the federal level.
The President is elected every 5 years on May 23 by the Federal Assembly (Bundesversammlung (Germany)), a special body convoked only for this purpose, comprising the entire Bundestag and an equal number ofb> state delegates selected especially for this purpose.
The Chancellor ofb> Germany (Federal Chancellor) heads the Cabinet ofb> Germany (Federal Cabinet) and thus the executive branch ofb> the federal government.

http://in-northcarolina.com/search/Government_of_Germany.html (2680 words)



Germany on Encyclopedia.com

The president is elected for a five-year term by a federal convention, which meets only for this purpose and consists ofb> the Bundestag and an equal number ofb> members elected by the state parliaments.
Germany is a federal republic whose 16 statesb> have their own constitutions, legislatures, and governments, which can pass laws on all matters except those that are the exclusive right ofb> the federal government such as defense, foreign affairs, and finance.
Executive authority lies with the federal government, whose leader, the federal chancellor, is elected by an absolute majority ofb> the Bundestag for a four-year term.

http://www.encyclopedia.com/html/section/germany_history.asp (3148 words)



Germany - Simple English Wikipedia

Germany has the world's third most technologically powerful economy (only the United Statesb> and Japan are more powerful), but its economy is starting to have problems, because Germany pays a lot ofb> money to many people who have no job.
The people ofb> Germany vote for the parliament, called the Bundestag (Federal Assembly), every four years.
To the north ofb> Germany are the North Sea, the Baltic Sea, and the country Denmark.

http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany (1738 words)



Election Resources on the Internet: Elections to the German Bundestag

The Parliament ofb> the Federal Republic ofb> Germany (FRG) consists ofb> a lower house, the Bundestag, whose members are directly elected by universal adult suffrage, and an upper house, the Bundesrat, composed ofb> representatives appointed by the Länder.
Allocation ofb> Seats in the 1998 Bundestag Election
Allocation ofb> Seats in the 2002 Bundestag Election

http://electionresources.org/de (2640 words)



Germany (11/05)

Germany continues to be active economically in the statesb> ofb> central and eastern Europe and to actively support the development ofb> democratic institutions, bilaterally and through the EU.
The Bundestag (lower, principal chamber ofb> the parliament) elects the chancellor.
The number ofb> seats in the Bundestag was reduced to 598 for the 2002 elections.

http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/3997.htm (5875 words)



Germany - encyclopedia article about Germany.

Germany is a democratic federal parliamentary nation, made up ofb> 16 federal statesb> (Länder or, more commonly, Bundesländer), which in certain spheres act independently ofb> the Federation.
Germany and Berlin were occupied and partitioned by the Allies into four military occupation zones – French in the southwest, British in the northwest, United Statesb> in the south, and Soviet in the east.
Horst Köhler Horst Köhler(, born 22 February 1943) is the President ofb> Germany.

http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Germany (7509 words)



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Bundespräsident (President ofb> the Federation) is the German language title for: The President ofb> Austria (head ofb> state)The President ofb> Germany (head ofb> state)The President ofb> the Swiss Confederation: the presiding member ofb> the Swiss Federal Council (government and head ofb> state): This is a ..
redirect[[Template:Politics ofb> Germany]] The Bundesrat ("federal council") is the representation ofb> the 16 Federal Statesb> (Bundesländer) ofb> Germany at the federal level.
It was established with Germany's constitution ofb> 1949 (the Grundgesetz), and is the successor ofb> the earlier Reichstag.

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Germany - Atlapedia Online

In October 1993 the Bundesbank's president Helmut Schlesinger was succeeded by Hans Tietmeyer and Germany became the last ofb> the 12 EU members to complete the ratification ofb> the Maastricht Treaty after the constitutional court had rejected several objections.
On June 26, 1992 the Bundestag voted to extend the former East Germany's liberal abortion rules, allowing for on demand abortion within the first 3 months ofb> pregnancy, to the whole ofb> Germany.
On May 26, 1993 Bundestag deputies were jeered by thousands ofb> protesters as the government parties finally ended years ofb> arguments and agreed to amendments to the constitution that tightened Germany's open-door policy on foreign asylum seekers.

http://www.atlapedia.com/online/countries/germany.htm (2988 words)



Grundgesetz -- German Constitution (May 23, 1949--Last amended August 31, 1990; English translation)

Half ofb> the members ofb> the Federal Constitutional Court are elected by the Bundestag and half by the Bundesrat.
(1) The scrutiny ofb> elections is the responsibility ofb> the Bundestag.
It is convened by the President ofb> the Bundestag.

http://www.lib.byu.edu/~rdh/eurodocs/germ/ggeng.html (17280 words)



ISN Security Watch - Germany, Austria, Slovakia approve EU treaty

The draft ofb> the EU constitution was agreed on in Brussels on 18 June 2004 and signed by the bloc's 25 heads ofb> state in Rome at the end ofb> last year.
A total ofb> 569 members ofb> the Bundestag, Germany’s lower house ofb> parliament, voted in favor ofb> the constitution, with 23 voting against and two abstentions.
ISN SECURITY WATCH (13/05/05) - Germany’s Bundestag on Thursday voted in favor ofb> the EU constitution, bringing to eight the number ofb> member countries that have ratified the document, after the Austrian and Slovakian parliaments had approved the treaty the day before.

http://www.isn.ethz.ch/news/sw/details_print.cfm?id=11280 (616 words)



Chancellor ofb> Germany - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This was the case with Chancellor Gerhard Schröder from 1999 until he resigned the chairmanship ofb> the SPD in 2004.
Chancellor Ludwig Erhard had the largest cabinet, with twenty-two ministers in the mid-1960s.
The chancellor's authority emanates from the provisions ofb> the Basic Law and from his or her status as leader ofb> the party (or coalition ofb> parties) holding a majority ofb> seats in the Bundestag (federal parliament).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chancellor_of_Germany (1413 words)



CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Baden

The highest spiritual authority ofb> Catholic Baden is the Archbishop ofb> Freiburg, who is also Metropolitan ofb> the province ofb> the Upper Rhine; he is a member ofb> the First Chamber ofb> Baden, ranks immediately after the ministers ofb> state, and enjoys the title ofb> Excellency.
With the death ofb> Augustus George (1761-71), who by papal dispensation had left the ecclesiastical state, and who founded many religious institutions, the line ofb> Baden-Baden became extinct, and the succession fell to the Baden-Durlach branch.
In Baden, by the order ofb> the Grand duke, the candidate for the archiepiscopal see was elected by free vote ofb> the assembled deans (1822), but their choice ofb> Wanker, a professor ofb> theology in Freiburg, was condemned by the pope as canonically invalid.

http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02194a.htm (1413 words)



Stephen Roth Institute: Stephen Roth Institute: Antisemitism And Racism

Several elections took place in Germany on 13 June 2004: the European Parliament elections (which are the only nationwide elections between the two federal general elections); state parliamentary elections in Thuringia; and communal elections in 6 ofb> the 16 German federal statesb>.
In 2003 the DVU had members in two state parliaments, Bremen (1) and Brandenburg (5), and gained 8.1 percent ofb> the municipal vote in Bremerhaven on 28 September 2003, thus increasing its electoral strength by almost 3 percent, mainly because ofb> first-time voters.
In January 2001 the Federal Constitutional Court in Karlsruhe confirmed that an application to outlaw the NPD – comprising 73 files – had been lodged.

http://www.tau.ac.il/Anti-Semitism/asw2003-4/germany.htm (4938 words)



Germany - encyclopedia article about Germany.

Germany is a democratic federal parliamentary state, made up ofb> 16 federal statesb> (Länder), which in certain spheres act independently ofb> the Federation.
The Soviet-supported East Germany, by contrast, became one ofb> the most repressive ofb> the communist satellite statesb> ofb> the Warsaw Pact.
Germany is a constitutional federal republic, whose political system is laid out in the 1949 constitution called Grundgesetz (Basic Law).

http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Germany (4938 words)



Bundestag elections drive Germany into political chaos - Pravda.Ru

The Party ofb> Democratic Socialism, the reformed successor ofb> Germany's old communists, received over eight percent ofb> votes in the elections and overcame the five-percent limit.
According to the results ofb> an opinion poll conducted in Germany, 53 percent ofb> respondents said that they would vote for Schroeder, if it were possible to elect the chancellor directly.
Western Germany has already experienced such a situation in 1966, when a CDU candidate Kurt George Kiesinger became the German Chancellor, whereas Social Democrat Willy Brandt took the position ofb> the Vice Chancellor and headed the Foreign Affairs Ministry ofb> Germany.

http://english.pravda.ru/world/20/91/365/16156_Bundestag.html (1201 words)



Germany

Germany has recently caught the Internet bug, and there are a large number ofb> resources available.
Ten years after the fall ofb> the wall, Germany is dealing less with the issues ofb> the past and more with difficult issues ofb> the present.
Germany Bans Far-Right Marches," Washington Post, 13 August 2000.

http://www.iup.edu/politicalscience/courses/ps280/H-germa1.htm (1706 words)



Bundesrat ofb> Germany - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Bundesrat ("federal council") is the representation ofb> the 16 Federal Statesb> (Länder) ofb> Germany at the federal level.
The chairperson or speaker is the President ofb> the Bundesrat (Bundesratspräsident).
The President ofb> the Bundesrat convenes and chairs plenary sessions ofb> the body and is formally responsible for representing the Federal Republic in the Bundesrat.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bundesrat_of_Germany (1255 words)



History ofb> Baden, Wuerttemberg, Baden-Wuerttemberg

The constitution ofb> 1919 resulted in annual election ofb> a member ofb> the regional parliament to the state presidency, at the head ofb> the regime (ofb> Baden).
As a result ofb> the referendum ofb> December 6, 1951, Baden was absorbed into the new state ofb> Baden-Württemberg on April 25, 1952.
As a result ofb> a referendum held on the Dec. 6th 1951 both zones and the French zone ofb> Baden were merged into the state ofb> Baden-Württemberg.

http://www.genealogienetz.de/reg/BAD-WUE/hist.html (1255 words)



Encyclopedia: Statesb> ofb> Germany

Saarland is one ofb> the 16 statesb> ofb> Germany.
Germany is a federation ofb> 16 statesb> called LÃ¤nder (singular Land) or BundeslÃ¤nder (singular Bundesland).
Germany is a federal republic made up ofb> 16 statesb>, known in German as Länder (transliterated as laender in English, singular Land).

http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/States-of-Germany (1151 words)



Germany: Map, History and Much More From Answers.com

The president is elected for a five-year term by a federal convention, which meets only for this purpose and consists ofb> the Bundestag and an equal number ofb> members elected by the state parliaments.
In the late 1960s, diplomatic contacts with West Germany were initiated; these culminated in 1973 with the signing ofb> a treaty between the two statesb>.
Germany was a collection ofb> competing statesb> until it was unified during the second half ofb> the nineteenth century under the leadership ofb> Otto von Bismarck.

http://www.answers.com/topic/germany (9142 words)



Elections in Germany - definition ofb> Elections in Germany in Encyclopedia

Elections in Germany gives information on election and election results in Germany, including elections to the Federal Diet (the lower house ofb> the federal parliament), the Landtage ofb> the various statesb>, and local elections.
The election period is generally four to five years, and the dates ofb> elections vary from state to state.
Elections are conducted every 4 years, with the exact date ofb> the election chosen by the outgoing government.

http://encyclopedia.laborlawtalk.com/Elections_in_Germany (441 words)



Centre Party (Germany) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Centre Party, whose pragmatic principles generally left it open to supporting either a monarchical or republican form ofb> government, proved one ofb> the mainstays ofb> the Weimar Republic, continuing the cooperation with SPD and DDP in the Weimar Coalition.
The German Centre Party (Deutsche Zentrumspartei or merely Zentrum), often called the Catholic Centre Party, was a Catholic political party in Germany during the Kaiserreich and the Weimar Republic.
In 1945 the Centre's Rudolf Amelunxen had been the new state's first prime minister and the Centre party participated in the state government until 1958, when it dropped out ofb> the state parliament.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centre_Party_(Germany) (5322 words)



Politics ofb> Germany - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

In September 2004 elections were held in the statesb> ofb> Saarland, Brandenburg and Saxony.
Liberals, Greens, conservatives and the far left were the winners ofb> the European election in Germany, because voters were disillusioned by high unemployment and cuts in social security, while the governing SPD party seems to be concerned with quarrels between the party wings and unable to give any clear direction.
Half an hour after the election results, the SPD chairman Franz Müntefering announced that the chancellor would clear the way for premature federal elections by the means ofb> a purposely lost vote ofb> confidence.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics_of_Germany (2812 words)



Royal Family ofb> Europe - pafg05 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File

Charles Louis Frederick OFb> MECKLENBURG was born in 1708 in,, Germany.
Ferdinand OFb> SAXE-COBURG [Parents] was born in 1785 in Saxe-Coburg, Germany.
He married Sofie Antonie Princess Ofb> BRUNSWICK-WOLFENBhUTTEL in 1749 in Wolfenbhuttel, Braunschweig, Germany.

http://www.ishipress.com/royalfam/pafg05.htm (3618 words)



Cabinet ofb> Germany - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

It consists ofb> the Chancellor and the cabinet ministers.
The Cabinet ofb> Germany (German: Bundeskabinett, Bundesregierung) is the chief executive body ofb> the Federal Republic ofb> Germany.
The details ofb> the cabinet's organisation are set down in articles 62 to 69 ofb> the Basic Law.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabinet_of_Germany (307 words)



Germany - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Germany is a democratic federal parliamentary nation, made up ofb> 16 federal statesb> (Länder or, more commonly, Bundesländer), which in certain spheres act independently ofb> the Federation.
Germany is divided into sixteen federal statesb> (in German called Bundesländer, singular Bundesland; though the correct constitutional term is Länder, singular Land).
Germany was forced to sign the Treaty ofb> Versailles in 1919, whose unexpectedly high demands were perceived as humiliating in Germany and as a continuation ofb> the war by other means.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany (5965 words)



Germany Info: Government & Politics: Officials & Institutions

The Bundesrat represents Germany's sixteen statesb>, and its consent is needed for the enactment ofb> legislation affecting the statesb>.
The five constitutional bodies ofb> Germany are the Bundestag and Bundesrat with responsibility for legislation, the Federal Constitutional Court with responsibility for supreme court decisions, and the Federal President and the Federal Cabinet with responsibility for the executive.
The Bundestag is responsible for making and changing laws as well as for electing the chancellor.

http://www.germany-info.org/relaunch/politics/officials/officials.html (120 words)

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