368. Which federal state is Hesse?

Answer options

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2. 2
3. 3
4. 4

Explanation

Hesse is one of the 16 Länder (constituent states) of the Federal Republic of Germany and possesses statehood with its own constitution (Hessian Constitution of 1946). The supremacy of the Basic Law was illustrated by the fact that the death penalty clause that lingered in the Hessian constitution was inoperative under Article 102 GG and was formally deleted by referendum in 2018 (Article 31 GG). Under Article 70 GG the Länder retain residual legislative competence unless the Federation is competent; Hesse participates in federal legislation through the Bundesrat (Art. 50 GG) and primarily implements federal statutes in its own right (Art. 83 GG). Historically, “Greater Hesse” was created in 1945 by the U.S. military government from parts of the People’s State of Hesse and the Prussian provinces of Kurhessen and Nassau.