federated state of Germany
Let an agent explain the German federated states and their role, relay constitutional powers, institutions and the list of states from official and reference sources, describe history and reform debates with attribution, and distinguish the states from federal government, regions such as Regierungsbezirke, and the states of other federations.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain the German federated states and their role, relay constitutional powers, institutions and the list of states from official and reference sources, describe history and reform debates with attribution, and distinguish the states from federal government, regions such as Regierungsbezirke, and the states of other federations.
One of the sixteen states, or Lander, that make up the Federal Republic of Germany, each with its own constitution, parliament, government and courts and with competence over education, policing and culture, represented in the Bundesrat, and comprising thirteen area states and three city states; the states range from Bavaria and North Rhine-Westphalia to the city states of Berlin, Hamburg and Bremen, and their number and borders reflect post-war reorganisation and reunification in 1990.
What it is for: Organising government in Germany.
It can be explain the role and powers; relay institutions and list; describe history and debates; distinguish related units.
Distinguishing features
Own constitutions
Bundesrat representation
Cultural sovereignty
Post-war origins
What it looks like
Not a visible object; constituent states.
Physical character
states: 16 count
city states: 3 count - Berlin, Hamburg, Bremen
largest by population: North Rhine-Westphalia, about 18 million
largest by area: Bavaria, about 70500 square km
How it is recognised
Constituent state of Germany
Thirteen area states and three city states
Regierungsbezirke are administrative regions within states; the federation is the national level
Related models
is a kind of - in registry terms
is a kind of - in registry terms
is a kind of - in registry terms
is represented in - the federal council
In practice
Families and kinds
area states such as Bavaria, Baden-Wurttemberg and Lower Saxony
city states of Berlin, Hamburg and Bremen
new states from the former East Germany
free states as a historical designation for Bavaria, Saxony and Thuringia
Standards and regulation
Basic Law of Germany articles on federalism
State constitutions
ISO 3166-2:DE codes
Failure modes and hazards
Confusing states with regions or the federation
Stale population figures
Partisan framing of reform debates
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What a German state is.
Regulation.
Definition
Definition and powers.
Definition
Definition.
- What is a federated state of Germany, and what powers does it hold compared with the federation and regions? definition
- Is the question about the states in general, a specific state or federal politics? boundary
List
The sixteen states.
List
List.
- Which are the sixteen states, and what distinguishes area states, city states and the new states? definition
- Which entry fits the specific state? action
Institutions Institutions.
Regulation.
Government
State government.
Government
Government.
- How are state parliaments, governments and courts organised, and how do minister-presidents lead? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Bundesrat
Bundesrat.
Bundesrat
Bundesrat.
- How do the states shape federal law through the Bundesrat, and how does fiscal equalisation work? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
History History.
Attribution.
Origins
Post-war origins.
Origins
Origins.
- How were the states formed after 1945, and how did reunification add five states in 1990? provenance
- Which entry fits the history of German federalism? action
Reform
Reform debates.
Reform
Reform.
- What debates exist about merging states and federalism reform, with positions attributed? provenance
- Is the presentation neutral? boundary
Context Identity and comparison.
Context.
Identity
Regional identity.
Identity
Identity.
- How do the states express regional identity, dialects and culture? provenance
- Which entry fits regional identity in Germany? action
Comparison
Comparison.
Comparison
Comparison.
- How do German states compare with Austrian and Swiss units and US states? provenance
- Which entry fits federalism? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should each state be linked as a separate entry?
- How should official sources be linked?
- How should the historical Free State designation be recorded?