55. What does this picture show?

Answer options

1. the seat of the Bundestag in Berlin
2. the Federal Constitutional Court in Karlsruhe
3. the Federal Council building in Berlin
4. the Federal Chancellery in Berlin

Explanation

The options list four core institutions of the constitutional order: the Bundestag (seated in the Reichstag building, Berlin), the Bundesrat (in the former Prussian House of Lords, Berlin), the Federal Constitutional Court (Karlsruhe), and the Federal Chancellery (Berlin). Together they embody separation of powers and federalism under the Basic Law: legislation by Bundestag and Bundesrat (Art. 20(2), Arts. 50 et seq. GG), constitutional adjudication by the Federal Constitutional Court (Arts. 92 et seq. GG), and executive leadership by the Federal Chancellor with the power to set policy guidelines (Art. 65 GG). The split between Berlin and Karlsruhe is historically grounded: Karlsruhe remained the Court’s seat after the move from Bonn to Berlin, highlighting judicial independence and continuity with the Bonn Republic.