Article 63 of the Basic Law
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Article 63 of the Basic Law is the German constitutional provision that regulates the election and appointment of the Federal Chancellor by the Bundestag and the Federal President.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Article 63 of the Basic Law canonical | 2 |
| Basic Law Article 63 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T861431 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Article 63 of the Basic Law Context triple: [German Federal Cabinet, constitutionalArticle, Article 63 of the Basic Law]
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A.
Article 62 of the Basic Law
Article 62 of the Basic Law is the provision in Germany’s constitution that establishes the Federal Government as consisting of the Federal Chancellor and the Federal Ministers.
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B.
Basic Law V
Basic Law V is a central axiom in Frege’s logical system that equates the extensions of concepts with identical truth conditions, and whose inconsistency famously undermined his logicist foundation for arithmetic.
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C.
Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
The Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is Hong Kong's mini-constitution, outlining its system of governance, rights, and autonomy under the "one country, two systems" framework within the People's Republic of China.
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D.
Article 65 of the Constitution of Japan
Article 65 of the Constitution of Japan is the provision that vests executive power in the Cabinet, defining its central role in Japan’s postwar constitutional government.
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E.
Article 60 of the Constitution of Japan
Article 60 of the Constitution of Japan is the provision that governs the Diet’s budget-related procedures, giving the House of Representatives priority over the House of Councillors in the approval of the national budget.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Article 63 of the Basic Law Target entity description: Article 63 of the Basic Law is the German constitutional provision that regulates the election and appointment of the Federal Chancellor by the Bundestag and the Federal President.
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A.
Article 62 of the Basic Law
Article 62 of the Basic Law is the provision in Germany’s constitution that establishes the Federal Government as consisting of the Federal Chancellor and the Federal Ministers.
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B.
Basic Law V
Basic Law V is a central axiom in Frege’s logical system that equates the extensions of concepts with identical truth conditions, and whose inconsistency famously undermined his logicist foundation for arithmetic.
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C.
Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
The Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is Hong Kong's mini-constitution, outlining its system of governance, rights, and autonomy under the "one country, two systems" framework within the People's Republic of China.
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D.
Article 65 of the Constitution of Japan
Article 65 of the Constitution of Japan is the provision that vests executive power in the Cabinet, defining its central role in Japan’s postwar constitutional government.
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E.
Article 60 of the Constitution of Japan
Article 60 of the Constitution of Japan is the provision that governs the Diet’s budget-related procedures, giving the House of Representatives priority over the House of Councillors in the approval of the national budget.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
article of the German Basic Law
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constitutional provision ⓘ |
| aimsToEnsure |
parliamentary legitimacy of the Federal Chancellor
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separation of powers between Bundestag and Federal President in government formation ⓘ |
| appliesToOffice |
Chancellor of Germany
ⓘ
surface form:
Federal Chancellor of Germany
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| belongsToCategory | German constitutional articles on the Federal Government ⓘ |
| bindingOn |
Bundestag
ⓘ
President of Germany ⓘ
surface form:
Federal President of Germany
Federal institutions of Germany ⓘ |
| constitutionalPurpose |
democratic accountability of the Federal Chancellor to the Bundestag
ⓘ
stability of the federal executive branch ⓘ |
| constitutionalRank | supreme law within the German legal order ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| dateOfEffect | 23 May 1949 ⓘ |
| definesProcedureFor |
absolute majority requirement for the first ballot for Federal Chancellor
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appointment of the elected Federal Chancellor by the Federal President ⓘ election of the Federal Chancellor by the Bundestag without debate ⓘ possibility of the Federal President appointing a minority Federal Chancellor ⓘ proposal of a candidate for Federal Chancellor by the Federal President ⓘ subsequent election rounds for Federal Chancellor if no candidate receives an absolute majority ⓘ time limits for the Bundestag to elect a Federal Chancellor ⓘ |
| enactedBy | Parliamentary Council of the Federal Republic of Germany ⓘ |
| governs |
election of a new Federal Chancellor after resignation or death of an incumbent
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initial election of a Federal Chancellor at the beginning of a legislative term ⓘ |
| governsRelationshipBetween | Bundestag and Federal President in the election of the Federal Chancellor ⓘ |
| hasCitationForm | Art. 63 GG ⓘ |
| hasLegalNature | binding constitutional norm ⓘ |
| influences | coalition negotiations for forming the Federal Government ⓘ |
| isInterpretedBy | Federal Constitutional Court of Germany ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Germany
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surface form:
Federal Republic of Germany
|
| languageOfDocument | German ⓘ |
| legalEffect |
conditions the appointment of the Federal Chancellor on a Bundestag vote
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determines validity of the election of the Federal Chancellor ⓘ |
| legalSystem | German constitutional law ⓘ |
| locatedInLegalCode | Section on the Federal Government of the Basic Law ⓘ |
| partOf | Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany ⓘ |
| partOfConcept | parliamentary system of government in Germany ⓘ |
| regulates |
appointment of the Federal Chancellor
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election of the Federal Chancellor ⓘ role of the Bundestag in electing the Federal Chancellor ⓘ role of the Federal President in appointing the Federal Chancellor ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Article 64 of the Basic Law
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Article 67 of the Basic Law ⓘ Article 68 of the Basic Law ⓘ |
| requires |
formal appointment of the elected Federal Chancellor by the Federal President
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vote of the Bundestag to elect the Federal Chancellor ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
federal executive power
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formation of the Federal Government ⓘ |
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Subject: Article 63 of the Basic Law Description of subject: Article 63 of the Basic Law is the German constitutional provision that regulates the election and appointment of the Federal Chancellor by the Bundestag and the Federal President.
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
Basic Law Article 63