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Dossier: Germany's Political System

February 12, 2009
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Blick in den Deutschen Bundestag aufgenommen am Mitttwoch, 15. Okt, 2008, in Berlin. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber) --- An interior view of the German Federal Parliament pictured in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2008. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)Image: dpa
Who makes the laws in Germany? How many political parties are there? And what is the chancellor's job? Click on the articles below for more on Germany's political system.
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The dome of the Reichstag in Berlin

Parliament and parties

Germany's two houses of parliament, the Bundestag and the Bundesrat, make the country's laws.
February 11, 2009
A text copy of the German basic law

Law and Order

German democracy was born after the Nazi era. It aims to prevent a recurrence of that dark time.
February 11, 2009
Banners for SPD, FDP and Greens together, symbolizing a coalition

Colorful Coalitions

From black to red to green to yellow, German party politics represents a rainbow of ideologies.
February 11, 2009
The chancellery building in Berlin

Chief Executive

Angela Merkel is Germany’s current chancellor, the first woman to hold that key political office.
June 30, 2011