Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany

Linh Pham Germany – Political Structure and Economy HIS200 Dr. Joanne McKay November 24 2013 Germany – Political Structure and Economy After the World War II, the winner of the war divided Germany and its capital, Berlin, among themselves. East Germany, a brand new country that promised to show the world why socialism was the best political system, was occupied and controlled by The Soviet Union. West Germany, called the Federal Republic, was occupied by the Americans, British and French

after the disembodiment of the allied powers that Germany would become the center of not a power vacuum, but an ideological one. While the United States and the USSR joined to stop Hitler, the cores of their political systems were very different and both wanted to extend their ideas to Europe through Germany. The first warning shot to the Soviets fired by the US occurred in Secretary of State James F. Byrnes’ speech Restatement of Policy on Germany, or as it later became known as the Speech of Hope

Political system. The Federal Republic of Germany is a federal state created by the German Federal Constitution (Grundgesetz, Art. 20 (1)). Germany consists of 16 states (L„nder) each with their own constitution. Articles 70 et seq. of the constitution allocate legislative powers between the federal government and the states. The general rule is that a power not expressly granted the federal government (expressed in Articles 70, 71 and 73 of the Grundgesetz) is retained by the state

Germany does not have a perfect history, and hasn’t always had a perfect government, nevertheless, Germany has had a long and colorful history. Germany has its beginnings in the year 843 A.D. Thanks to the Treaty of Verdun, the Carolingian Empire was divided among Charlemagne’s grandsons. This led to the creation of France and Germany. Although Germany was overseen by a monarch, tribe chieftains did most of the work to take care of and defend the country. Germany seemed to be too difficult

To enable us to maintain our status we as a country and as a people must always know our competitors. The Federal Republic of Germany is one of those competitors. The best way we can know our competition is by analyzing the German politics, economy, and military. Germany is a country in northern central Europe. It is one of Europe’s largest countries, with various terrains. Germany has a large urbanized areas along the west, icy coastlines in the north, the world famous Alps in the south,

Ava Dodge Germany Germany, now one of the most powerful states in the European Union, is most broadly defined as a representative democracy. Citizens vote on the upper legislature, lower legislature, and state representatives, known as the Bundestag, Bundesrat, and Länder respectively. The Bundestag goes on to elect a leader or chancellor. This leader has less independent authority than the president of the United States or the British Prime Minister, and is very dependent on parliamentary agreement

United States, and the Soviet Union met to determine what to do with conquered Germany. They divided the county into four zones, one zone for each of the victor nations (Gaps). The French, British, and United States zones joined in 1949, becoming

Germany unification Why? Growing ties between the two Germany’s and a certain revival of a sense of German national identity preceded reunification during the 1980s. With the decline of the USSR and the end of the cold war and the fall of the Berlin wall allowed for German unification in 1990s. When? How? On October 3rd 1990 GDR and FRG were formally united. German reunification posed the challenge of introducing new markets to an economy with none. The formerly communist German Democratic

position. Therefore, to enable the United States to maintain its status it must always know its competitors. The Federal Republic of Germany is one of those competitors. The best way the U.S. can know its competition is by analyzing the German politics, economy, and military. Germany is a country in north-central Europe. It is one of Europe’s largest countries, with various terrains. Germany has a large urbanized area along the west, icy coastlines in the north, the world famous Alps in the south,

Germany is a country located in Central Europe. It shares borders with Denmark, Poland, the Czech Republic, Austria, Switzerland, France, Luxemburg, Belgium, and the Netherlands. Unlike many other Central European countries, it is not landlocked, having its northern border run along both the Baltic and North Seas. The central area of Germany is mostly hills and forests while the extreme south is dominated by the Alps. The major water sources include the Rhine and Elbe river as well as Lake Constance