German federalism
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German federalism is the political system in which power is constitutionally shared between Germany’s federal government and its sixteen states (Länder), each with its own responsibilities and representation at the national level.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| German federal constitutional order | 1 |
Statements (92)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constitutional structure
ⓘ
federal political system ⓘ governance system ⓘ |
| administrationPrimarilyBy | Länder ⓘ |
| aimsToPrevent | excessive centralization of power ⓘ |
| aimsToProtect |
minority interests
ⓘ
regional autonomy ⓘ |
| basedOnDocument | Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| concurrentCompetenceArea |
civil law
ⓘ
criminal law ⓘ public health ⓘ social welfare ⓘ taxation ⓘ |
| constitutionalAmendmentMajority | two-thirds majority in Bundestag and Bundesrat ⓘ |
| constitutionalCourtRole | arbitrates federal-Länder disputes ⓘ |
| constitutionalPrinciple |
democracy
ⓘ
federalism ⓘ republicanism ⓘ rule of law ⓘ separation of powers ⓘ social state principle ⓘ |
| country | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| divisionOfPowers |
concurrent powers
ⓘ
exclusive Länder powers ⓘ exclusive federal powers ⓘ |
| educationPolicyLevel | Länder ⓘ |
| emergencyPowersEffect | temporary strengthening of federal authority ⓘ |
| emergencyPowersRegulatedBy | Basic Law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| EUContext |
Länder have offices in Brussels
ⓘ
Länder participate in EU affairs via Bundesrat ⓘ |
| exclusiveFederalCompetenceArea |
currency
ⓘ
defence ⓘ federal railways ⓘ foreign affairs ⓘ |
| exclusiveLänderCompetenceArea |
cultural affairs
ⓘ
education ⓘ local government ⓘ police (except federal police) ⓘ |
| federalGovernmentSeat | Berlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| federalLawsImplementedBy | Länder authorities ⓘ |
| federalSystemType | cooperative federalism ⓘ |
| fiscalEqualizationBetween |
poorer Länder
ⓘ
wealthier Länder ⓘ |
| guarantees | existence of Länder in constitution ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Bundesrat
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bundestag NERFINISHED ⓘ Federal Constitutional Court of Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ Länder ⓘ federal government of Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCooperativeBodies |
Conference of Minister Presidents
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFinancialMechanism | fiscal equalization (Länderfinanzausgleich) ⓘ |
| hasLegislativeBody |
Bundesrat
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bundestag NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPrecedent |
Weimar Republic federal structure
ⓘ
federalism in the German Empire ⓘ |
| judiciaryOrganizationLevel | Länder (with federal courts) ⓘ |
| limitsOnChange | federal structure cannot be abolished by amendment ⓘ |
| lowerHouseName | Bundestag NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| LänderRepresentationBasis | population-weighted votes ⓘ |
| LänderRepresentedIn | Bundesrat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfStates | 16 ⓘ |
| originatedInYear | 1949 ⓘ |
| originatedWith | Basic Law of 1949 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| policeOrganizationLevel | Länder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postWarInfluence | Allied occupation powers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerSharedBetween |
Länder
ⓘ
federal government ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Bundesrat veto powers
ⓘ
German Basic Law NERFINISHED ⓘ Länder autonomy ⓘ cooperative federalism in Germany ⓘ |
| requiresLänderParticipationFor |
constitutional amendments
ⓘ
many federal laws ⓘ |
| state |
Baden-Württemberg
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bavaria ⓘ Berlin NERFINISHED ⓘ Brandenburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Bremen NERFINISHED ⓘ Hamburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Hesse NERFINISHED ⓘ Lower Saxony NERFINISHED ⓘ Mecklenburg-Vorpommern NERFINISHED ⓘ North Rhine-Westphalia NERFINISHED ⓘ Rhineland-Palatinate NERFINISHED ⓘ Saarland NERFINISHED ⓘ Saxony NERFINISHED ⓘ Saxony-Anhalt NERFINISHED ⓘ Schleswig-Holstein NERFINISHED ⓘ Thuringia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| upperHouseName | Bundesrat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| upperHouseRepresents | Länder ⓘ |
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German federal constitutional order