Naturalization Exam: Germany (Augfabe 1)

Aufgabe 1

In Deutschland dürfen Menschen offen etwas gegen die Regierung sagen, weil …

hier Religionsfreiheit gilt.

die Menschen Steuern zahlen.

die Menschen das Wahlrecht haben.

hier Meinungsfreiheit gilt.

Freedom of expression (Meinungsfreiheit) is protected by Article 5 of the German constitution (Grundgesetz):

Everyone has the right to freely express and disseminate their opinion in speech, writing, and images [...].

However, like in many democracies, this freedom has limits, such as laws against hate speech or defamation. The other options are important too, but they have nothing to do with the right to criticize the government.