48. Which body is not one of Germany's constitutional organs?

Answer options

1. the Bundesrat (Federal Council)
2. the Federal President
3. the citizens' assembly
4. the Federal Government

Explanation

Under the Basic Law (Arts. 20 et seq., 38–69, 92–94), Germany's five constitutional organs are the Bundestag, Bundesrat, Federal President, Federal Government, and Federal Constitutional Court. By contrast, a citizens' assembly is a device of municipal self-government (e.g., under Bavarian municipal law) and has no status as an organ of federal constitutional law. The term constitutional organ stems from Staatsorganisationsrecht and denotes the supreme state institutions that uphold separation of powers and federal balance. In this question, 'government' refers to the Federal Government, which is anchored in Art. 62 GG.