Bundestag

Germany possesses a republic with a Parliamentary Democracy. They have a two house system. The government of Germany is called the Bundesregierung. The federal Parliament is the Bundestag. They are made up of representatives elected by the German people. They are responsible for drafting legislation, approving the budget, and voting on the deployment of the German Army. Elections take place every four years through a proportional…

Being a native speaker of an expressive language as Spanish it becomes common to find myself in situations when there are no words in English to express what I truly mean. This is the reason of why I found myself attracted towards the German language, it is descriptive and explicit, with specific words for the most specific situations. There is a word in German that describes the impulsive will to visit a place one had never been. The word is fernweh and it expresses the feeling of missing a…

End of Adenauer When the 1960s began, Adenauer had an absolute majority in parliament and the CDU was the party of economic prosperity in West Germany. His government was conservative and anti communist and it pursued a policy of Western integration and complete hostility to the East. Few of its any members had opposed the Nazis, while some had actively supported that regime. Yet by 1969, Adenauer had many more of his Era were dead, while both the president and Chancellor of the West German…

On 13th of July 2014, at the Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, crowds of thousands waved their proud black, red and gold banners to celebrate the country’s World Cup victories. Every German in the stadium stood up and started to belt out as one voice the first line of the national anthem: “Deutschland, Deutschland über alles, über alles in der Welt!" which literally translates to “Germany, Germany above all, above all in the world” declaring to all the nations that there is now the new…

are one of the best candidates as both countries contribute the most towards the United Nations budget coming after the United States. Not only to they pay their membership fee on time but they have never used any debate or blocking in the Diet or Bundestag to manipulate or bring about reform (Imber, 2006: 332). However both countries fall short with regards to their defence. Other members believe that it of concern that Germany and Japan are harbouring arms with brings up a lot of suspicion as…

EXPLORING ANTI- SEMITISM- A GLOBAL HISTORY OF JEWS At the beginning of 2013, the world’s Jewish population was estimated at 13,854,800—an increase of 101,500 (0.74%) over the 2012 revised estimate . While the world's total population increased by 1.16% in 2012, the World Jewry increased at less than two thirds the general population growth rate. The trend which was mapped was that since the 1970s, world Jewry stagnated at zero population growth for nearly 20 years, with some recovery during…

After World War II and the fall of Hitler and the Third Reich, Germany was divided into two parts. The East was under the control of the Soviet Union and the West became an occupied state by the United States. This occupation period lasted from 1945-1949. During the occupation period, a democracy was established in West Germany. The performance and effectiveness of the West German democracy after the occupation period far surpasses that of the Weimar Republic. There are many factors that lent to…

across Germany vote, they do not necessarily just vote for the person whom they give their vote to. Citizens also judge and consider the dissimilar alliances and base their decisions off of which parties they would like to see form an alliance. The Bundestag is the German parliament, composed of 598 seats and represents the German people in the process of electing the new Chancellor. In 1955 Germany became a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), which currently has 28…

The Armenian people were tortured, starved, massacred. The majority were sent to the desert to die. Oddly enough, the Holocaust also promoted deaths likewise to the Armenian Genocide. First off, Germans don't deny nor hide the fact that the Holocaust ever occurred, unlike the the Turkish government who made it illegal to mention the fact that it was indeed a Genocide. The two events and oppressors had different views on how to advertise that each race is the enemy. Lastly, both events differed…

Late May of 1946, all over the world people attempted to restart their lives. Millions had become displaced due to damage or causalities, the Holocaust, being drafted and many others. Tuviah Friedman for example, like many others was looking for a fresh start. With no family or home left for him in Poland due to Nazi cruelty he along with many others hoped to leave. His home in particular in Radom, Poland was overtaken by a new family after the Jews were cleared from the area. He joined the…