Germany
GER
Who has the world's 4th largest economy, is a federal republic (with lands instead of states), and is a leading member of the EU)?
The federal convention
What comes from the Bundesrat (upper house) and Bundestag (lower house) and elects the president, who is mostly just ceremonial?
Elections
What must be held within every 4 or 5 years but if one calls for new elections early the clock will reset from the time the elections were held?
AfD
Who prioritizes being anti-illegal immigration, is anti-EU, and supports Conservative Family Values (e.g. pro-marriage and pro-life) (think MAGA)?
Traffic Light Coalition
What is a cabinet composed of the "red" (SPD), "yellow" (FDP), and "green" (greens) parties?
1871
When did hundreds of principalities, duchies, etc., that had loose connection to the Holy Roman Empire unite?
The Bundestag
What is called Parliament?
Coalition of 2 biggest parties in GER
What is it is unusual, since you generally have to give them more since they're bigger?
The Left
Who are the former Communists from East Germany, focus on helping workers and poor people, support raising taxes on the rich people and even killing them?
Christmas Coalition
What is a cabinet made up of the "red" (SPD) and "green" (greens) parties?
Prussia's location
Where is roughly the NE of modern Germany, as well as part of the roughly western part of Poland?
Departments and secretaries
What are called ministries and ministers?
Left and right
What directions don't make as much sense on a scale in multiparty systems because there are so many niche parties that could be conservative on their main issue but liberal on other issues, or vice versa?
FDP
Who supports enhancing free trade, having lower taxes, more free trade, is very pro-EU, and is liberal on social policies (e.g. very pro-homosexuality, abortion, and marijuana legalization) (think somewhat like Libertarians in US)?
1st Kaiser of Germany
Who was kaiser from 1871-1919 and used to be just the King of Prussia?
CDU, CSU
What are sister parties but are basically the same party?
CDU/CSU
What is fiscally conservative, supports controls on illegal immigration, fewer govt services, has nothing inherently Christian about them, liberal socially? (think Bush/establishment Republicans)?
Greens
What is pro-environmental regulation, supports EU integration, are pacifists (want to reduce the size of military and # of conflicts overseas), and pro-labor (think basically Green Party in US except all those extra planks)?
Bavaria
What is to GER as TX is to US?
Weimar Republic
What was the name given to the republic created after WWI because that's where the constitution was signed?
Coalition government
What is it that they'll have to set in Germany to form a government?
SPD
What is pro-labor, supports social welfare/more govt services, and higher taxes (think the Wilson, FDR, Truman, LBJ Democrats)?
CSU and CDU
Which party is the local party of the state and which party is the party of the national govt, respectively?
What meant to prevent repeat failures of Weimar Rep?
What are the 5% threshold and constructive vote of no confidence (the latter since during the Weimar Republic, things were very unstable in part because there was a normal vote of no confidence and the PM could take months to get replaced, meaning they went months without no govt)?