Information should help you form your own judgement.
Someone wanting to understand how a state parliament works or how Brandenburg’s history shapes the present can find relevant learning resources at the agency. The aim is to understand political context and participate in democratic society.
Nonpartisan means that the institution does not work for the electoral success of a particular party. It does not mean indifference to democratic rights or human rights. The agency connects political information with support for democratic participation.
The other three answers
The other institutions have different main roles; political topics are not necessarily absent from their work.
at the churches
Churches and church academies can discuss political issues and offer education. The fixed catalogue answer, however, identifies the state agency with its explicit civic-education mission.
at the municipal public order office
The municipal public order office mainly deals with public safety and order. It is not the institution for general civic education intended here.
at the consumer center
The consumer centre mainly helps with consumer matters, such as problems with contracts or complaints. Consumer protection also has political aspects, but the institution asked for is the civic-education agency.
The test answer identifies a suitable institution, not an information monopoly.
Independent education providers, media, associations and church institutions can also offer political information. The question should therefore be read more narrowly than a claim that only one organisation may inform people about politics. The specified correct choice remains the state agency.
Programmes, dates and conditions for individual resources can change. Check the current website for those details. The agency replaces neither your own judgement nor an authority responsible for your particular case.
Mission and educational resources · Brandenburg State Agency for Civic Education ↗Civic education: the state agency.
The name describes the educational mission; the public order office and consumer centre have other priorities.
Three words for this question
- überparteilichnonpartisan
- Not directed towards the success of one particular party.
- außerschulischoutside school
- Learning opportunities outside ordinary classroom teaching.
- die Teilhabeparticipation
- The ability to take part in social and political life.