338. Which of these is the federal state of Brandenburg?

Answer options

1. 1
2. 2
3. 3
4. 4

Explanation

Brandenburg is one of Germany’s 16 Länder, with Potsdam as its capital; it surrounds the Land of Berlin and acceded to the Federal Republic on 3 October 1990 under former Article 23 of the Basic Law. Under Articles 20(1), 30, and 70 et seq. GG, Brandenburg holds its own state competences and is represented in the Bundesrat with four votes. Its 1992 state constitution guarantees instruments of direct democracy (popular initiative and referendum) and special protections for the Sorbian/Wendish minority in Lusatia. Historically it descends from the Margraviate of Brandenburg, the core of the Brandenburg‑Prussian state; a proposed 1996 merger with Berlin failed in a Brandenburg referendum.