456. Where in Thuringia can you obtain information on political issues?

Answer options

1. from the churches
2. at the Consumer Advice Center
3. at the Thuringian State Agency for Civic Education
4. at the municipality’s regulatory authority (Ordnungsamt)

Explanation

In the German Länder, the state agencies for civic education (Landeszentrale für politische Bildung) are responsible for non-partisan political education; in Thuringia this body operates under state law and adheres to the Beutelsbach Consensus (no indoctrination, presentation of controversy, learner orientation). Its mission reflects lessons from the Weimar collapse and Nazi dictatorship: strengthening democratic culture, preventing extremism, and enabling citizens to participate in the free democratic basic order. This aligns with the constitutional framework of Article 20 of the Basic Law (democracy) and Article 5 (freedom of expression and information), together with the state’s duty of neutrality in political competition as articulated by the Federal Constitutional Court.