318. What kind of Land (federated state) is Bavaria?

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Explanation

Bavaria is a Land of the Federal Republic of Germany and historically styles itself a “Free State,” a republican designation dating from 1918. In constitutional terms, it is a territorial Land (not a city-state) with its own 1946 constitution, its own state organs, and legislative competences under Arts. 30 and 70 of the Basic Law insofar as powers are not assigned to the Federation. It participates in federal legislation via the Bundesrat; in 1949 the Bavarian Landtag voted against the Basic Law but, pursuant to Art. 144 GG, accepted it as binding once two-thirds of the Länder had approved.