366. Where can you obtain information on political topics in Hesse?

Answer options

1. at the Hessian State Agency for Civic Education
2. at the Consumer Advice Center
3. at the municipal public order office
4. at the churches

Explanation

The Hessian State Agency for Civic Education is a public, non-partisan institution whose mandate derives from the constitutional principle of democracy (Art. 20 Basic Law) and the freedoms of information and expression (Art. 5). Its work strengthens the free democratic basic order and is guided by the Beutelsbach Consensus (prohibition of overwhelming, requirement to present controversy, learner orientation). Consumer advice centers, public order offices, and churches have different legally defined functions and no state mandate for non-partisan civic education. In light of the experience of the National Socialist dictatorship, civic education is a core element of Germany’s militant (defensive) democracy.