428. Which federal state is Saxony?

Answer options

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Explanation

Saxony, styled the “Free State” (Freistaat), is a Land of the Federal Republic of Germany and thus holds subnational statehood within the federal order (Arts. 20(1), 30, 28 Basic Law). The designation “Free State” is historical (since 1918) and confers no special powers; like other Länder, Saxony has its own constitution (1992), parliament, and government. Abolished in the GDR’s 1952 territorial reform and reconstituted in 1990, Saxony has since held four votes in the Bundesrat (Art. 51 Basic Law). It exercises primary legislative competence in areas such as education, police, and cultural affairs, subject to the Federation’s concurrent powers.