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The Naturalization Test
The Einbürgerungstest is a multiple-choice test on the German legal system, society, history and everyday life. The official question pool contains three hundred general questions and ten questions specific to each federal state. In the test, candidates answer thirty-three questions, including three about their own state, and must answer at least seventeen correctly to pass. The full question catalog is published, and many people practice with apps or online tools. Typical questions cover the constitution and basic rights, the separation of powers, elections, federalism, the history of National Socialism and of the division of Germany, and the coats of arms and institutions of the states. Berlin's coat of arms shows a black bear, and the city is divided into twelve districts. Several features of the German constitution respond directly to the failure of the Weimar Republic: the federal president is elected indirectly, by the Federal Convention, and a chancellor can only be removed through a constructive vote of no confidence, in which parliament must elect a successor at the same time. The Federal Constitutional Court in Karlsruhe can strike down laws that violate the Basic Law, and its rulings are binding on all state institutions.