The political system
The Basic Law guarantees the basic and human rights of all citizens. The protection of these rights is monitored by the Federal Constitutional Court. All organs of the state are subject to the constitutional order and the decisions of the supreme court.
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Session in the German BundestagGermany is a federal state comprised of 16 federal Länder. Each individual Land has its own constitution, its own parliament and its own government. This notwithstanding, supreme public authority rests with the federation.The structure of German legislative power comprises the Bundestag and the Bundesrat. The delegates of the 16 Länder governments represent the interests of their respective Länder in the federal legislative process by participating in the legislative activity of the Bundesrat.
