A name for parliamentary work at federal level.
Bundestag members represent the whole people. They deliberate in the plenary and committees on matters within federal competence. State parliaments have separate responsibilities in their states.
The Bundestag is not identical to the federal government. The government conducts executive business; parliament decides on matters such as legislation and the budget and demands accountability.
The other three answers
Similar names do not mean identical functions.
Federal Assembly
The Federal Convention meets to elect the Federal President. It is not the ongoing federal parliament.
People's Chamber
The Volkskammer was the GDR's parliament. It does not name today's parliament of the Federal Republic.
Federal Court of Justice
The Federal Court of Justice belongs to the judiciary. A court decides legal cases and is not a parliament.
The Bundesrat also participates in legislation.
Answering “Bundestag” does not mean it can complete every federal law alone. The states participate through the Bundesrat; the details depend on the kind of legislation.
“For all of Germany” identifies the level of government here. It does not remove state responsibilities or local self-government.
Parliament's tasks · German Bundestag ↗Federal politics in parliament: Bundestag.
Identify the function before relying on the prefix “Bundes-”.
Three words for this question
- das Parlamentparliament
- The elected representative body that, among other tasks, legislates and scrutinises government.
- das Plenumplenary
- The assembly of all members of a parliament.
- die Regierungskontrollegovernment scrutiny
- Parliamentary examination and questioning of government action.