States of GermanyThe Federal Republic of Germany is a federation and consists of sixteen partly sovereign "states" (German: Länder, sing.Land). Of the 16 states, 13 are so-called "area-states" (Flächenländer); in these, below the level of the state government, there is a division into local authorities (counties and county-level cities) that have their own administration.
German ConfederationThe German Confederation (German: Deutscher Bund) was an association of 39 predominantly German-speaking sovereign states in Central Europe from 1815 to 1866. It was created by the Congress of Vienna to replace the Holy Roman Empire, which dissolved in 1806 as a result of the Napoleonic Wars. The Confederation had only one organ, the Bundesversammlung, or Federal Convention (also Federal Assembly or Confederate Diet).Estates of the realmThe estates of the realm, or three estates, were the broad orders of social hierarchy used in Christendom from the Middle Ages to early modern Europe. Different systems for dividing society members into estates developed and evolved over time.
Landtag of LiechtensteinThe Landtag of the Principality of Liechtenstein (German: Landtag des Fürstentums Liechtenstein) is the unicameralparliament of Liechtenstein. QualificationsCitizens who have attained the age of 18, have permanent residency in the country and have lived in the country for at least one month before the election can vote, and all eligible voters can run for office. A group of at least 30 voters per constituency has the right to nominate a list of candidates.
States of AustriaAustria is a federal republic consisting of nine states. The European Commission calls them provinces. Austrian states can pass laws that stay within the limits of the constitution, and each state has representatives in the Austrian federal parliament.
Diet (assembly)In politics, a diet ( DY-ət) is a formal deliberative assembly or legislature. The term is used for some assemblies such as the German Imperial Diet (the general assembly of the Imperial Estates of the Holy Roman Empire), as well as a designation for modern-day legislative bodies of certain countries and states such as the National Diet of Japan, or the German Bundestag, the Federal Diet.
Federated stateA federated state (also known as state, province, region, canton, land, governorate, oblast, emirate, or country) is a territorial and constitutional community forming part of a federation. A federated state does not have international sovereignty since powers are divided between the other federated states and the federal government.Legislative assemblyLegislative assembly is the name given in some countries to either a legislature, or to one of its houses. The name is used by a number of countries, including member-states of the Commonwealth of Nations and other countries. It is also used by their sub-national divisions, such as the Indian states and union territories, Australian states and Canadian provinces.German languageGerman (Deutsch, pronounced [dɔɪ̯tʃ] ) is a West Germanic language in the Indo-European language family, mainly spoken in Western and Central Europe. It is the majority and official (or co-official) language in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Liechtenstein. It is also an official language of Luxembourg, Belgium and the Italian autonomous province of South Tyrol, French autonomous region of Alsace and as well as a recognised national language in Namibia.
ParliamentA parliament is a type of legislature, or law-making body, of a state. Generally, a parliament has three functions: representing the electorate, making laws, and overseeing the executive government via hearings and inquiries. Its role is similar to that of a senate, synod or congress; a parliament is the institutional form of parliamentary systems based on the fusion of powers. The term parliament is commonly used in countries that are current or former monarchies.
South TyrolAutonomous province in northern ItalyAutonomous province in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, ItalySouth Tyrol (German: Südtirol, locally; Italian: Alto Adige; Ladin: Südtirol), officially the Autonomous Province of Bolzano/Bozen – South Tyrol, is an autonomousprovince in northernItaly. Together with Trentino, South Tyrol forms the autonomous region of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol.
UnicameralismGovernmental practice of having a single legislative or parliamentary chamberUnicameralism (from uni- "one" & Latin camera "chamber") is a type of legislature consisting of one house or assembly that legislates and votes as one. Unicameralism makes up nearly 60% of all national legislatures and an even greater share of subnational legislatures.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.