German Federal Cabinet

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The German Federal Cabinet is the chief executive body of Germany’s federal government, composed of the Federal Chancellor and federal ministers who collectively make national policy decisions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf executive branch body
federal cabinet
alsoKnownAs German Federal Cabinet
surface form: Bundeskabinett

German Federal Cabinet
surface form: Cabinet of Germany
appointingAuthority President of Germany
surface form: Federal President of Germany
canInclude Federal Ministers with portfolio
Federal Ministers without portfolio
chancellorPower determines general policy guidelines (Richtlinienkompetenz)
collectiveResponsibility Cabinet decisions are binding on all members
composedOf Chancellor of Germany
surface form: Federal Chancellor of Germany

Federal ministers of Germany
constitutionalArticle Article 62 of the Basic Law
Article 63 of the Basic Law
Article 64 of the Basic Law
Article 65 of the Basic Law
Article 65a of the Basic Law
Article 66 of the Basic Law
country Germany
decisionMakingMode collegial body
establishedBy Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
surface form: Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany (1949)
governmentType parliamentary system
hasHeadOfGovernment Chancellor of Germany
surface form: Federal Chancellor of Germany
headedBy Chancellor of Germany
surface form: Federal Chancellor of Germany
jurisdiction federal level of Germany
languageUsed German
legalBasis Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
locationCountry Germany
meetsAt Berlin
meetsFrequency usually weekly
meetsIn Reich Chancellery
surface form: Federal Chancellery
memberOf executive branch of Germany
ministerAppointmentProcess Federal Chancellor proposes federal ministers
Federal President appoints federal ministers on proposal of the Federal Chancellor
partOf Federal Government of Germany
policyScope national policy of Germany
politicallyAccountableTo Bundestag
predecessor Reich government
surface form: Reich Cabinet of Germany
reportsTo Bundestag
responsibility coordination of federal ministries
formulation of federal government policy
implementation of federal laws
preparation of federal legislation
role chief executive body of the federal government of Germany
subjectTo constructive vote of no confidence
termLinkedTo legislative period of the Bundestag
votingRule simple majority of cabinet members present

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