THE GERMAN FEDERAL DIET (BUNDESTAG)10c by Uli Bossung https://padlet.com/ubossung/kf35atehvzojhtjr en-us 2021-02-28 20:42:29 UTC 2025-12-09 00:18:06 UTC hello@padlet.com Bundestag - The heart of Democracy ubossung https://padlet.com/ubossung/kf35atehvzojhtjr/wish/1250794542 2021-02-28 20:42:29 UTC https://padlet.com/ubossung/kf35atehvzojhtjr/wish/1250794542 A day at the Bundestag ubossung https://padlet.com/ubossung/kf35atehvzojhtjr/wish/1250794543 2021-02-28 20:42:29 UTC https://padlet.com/ubossung/kf35atehvzojhtjr/wish/1250794543 Ein Tag im Bundestag ubossung https://padlet.com/ubossung/kf35atehvzojhtjr/wish/1250794544 2021-02-28 20:42:29 UTC https://padlet.com/ubossung/kf35atehvzojhtjr/wish/1250794544 Bundestag ABC (Videos) ubossung https://padlet.com/ubossung/kf35atehvzojhtjr/wish/1250919771 2021-02-28 22:02:10 UTC https://padlet.com/ubossung/kf35atehvzojhtjr/wish/1250919771 Duties/Tasks https://padlet.com/ubossung/kf35atehvzojhtjr/wish/1421459724
  • Assists the President of the German Bundestag
  • helps to ensure Business of the Bundestag is coordinated correctly and conducted as smoothly as possible
  • is a forum where disputes have arisen are discussed and mediated
  • appoints commissions that give it specialist support
  • ensures agreement is reached between the parliamenty groups
  • takes decisions on the internal business of parliament
    • ]]>     2021-04-15 15:02:37 UTC https://padlet.com/ubossung/kf35atehvzojhtjr/wish/1421459724     Members https://padlet.com/ubossung/kf35atehvzojhtjr/wish/1421471775
  • 30 Members:
    • President of the German Bundestag
    • his 5 Vice-Presidents
    • 23 Members (appointed by the parliamentary groups)
  • seats are distributed according to the relative strengths of the parliamentary groups in the Bundestag
    • ]]>     2021-04-15 15:04:44 UTC https://padlet.com/ubossung/kf35atehvzojhtjr/wish/1421471775     COUNCIL OF ELDERS https://padlet.com/ubossung/kf35atehvzojhtjr/wish/1421491953 2021-04-15 15:08:29 UTC https://padlet.com/ubossung/kf35atehvzojhtjr/wish/1421491953 https://padlet.com/ubossung/kf35atehvzojhtjr/wish/1421498562 2021-04-15 15:09:44 UTC https://padlet.com/ubossung/kf35atehvzojhtjr/wish/1421498562 https://padlet.com/ubossung/kf35atehvzojhtjr/wish/1421500227 2021-04-15 15:10:03 UTC https://padlet.com/ubossung/kf35atehvzojhtjr/wish/1421500227 https://padlet.com/ubossung/kf35atehvzojhtjr/wish/1421506888 2021-04-15 15:11:14 UTC https://padlet.com/ubossung/kf35atehvzojhtjr/wish/1421506888 Meetings https://padlet.com/ubossung/kf35atehvzojhtjr/wish/1421512449
  • parliamenty secretarys meet separately for detailed preliminary talks on the procedural aspects of the deliberations
    • these meetings are taken into account in the discussions of the Council of Elders
  • meets regularly each week (when the Bundestag is sitting)
  • chaired by the President of the German Bundestag
    • ]]>     2021-04-15 15:12:18 UTC https://padlet.com/ubossung/kf35atehvzojhtjr/wish/1421512449     President (of German Bundestag) https://padlet.com/ubossung/kf35atehvzojhtjr/wish/1442914754 Wolfgang Schäuble
    Represents the German Bundestag and therefore the legislative branch
    occupies the second highest office in state
    duties: -shall uphold dignity and rights of BT
                 -should conduct business
                 - represents Bundestag
    gets elected during constituent sitting
    comes from largest parlamentairy group
                 ]]>     2021-04-21 14:54:53 UTC https://padlet.com/ubossung/kf35atehvzojhtjr/wish/1442914754     https://padlet.com/ubossung/kf35atehvzojhtjr/wish/1443885896 2021-04-21 18:00:28 UTC https://padlet.com/ubossung/kf35atehvzojhtjr/wish/1443885896 Members in the presidium https://padlet.com/ubossung/kf35atehvzojhtjr/wish/1444513430 • discuss relevant questions for the management parliament
    • the presidium consists of the president of the Bundestag Wolfgang Schäuble (CDU) and the current four deputies Hans-Peter Friedrich (CSU), Petra Pau (Die Linke), Wolfgang Kubicki (FDP) and Claudia Roth (Die Grünen)
    • the president and the vice-president form the presidium of the Federal Council]]>     2021-04-21 20:35:34 UTC https://padlet.com/ubossung/kf35atehvzojhtjr/wish/1444513430     Vocabulary https://padlet.com/ubossung/kf35atehvzojhtjr/wish/1445659521 2021-04-22 05:08:02 UTC https://padlet.com/ubossung/kf35atehvzojhtjr/wish/1445659521 THE PRESIDIUM https://padlet.com/ubossung/kf35atehvzojhtjr/wish/1446075734 2021-04-22 07:37:25 UTC https://padlet.com/ubossung/kf35atehvzojhtjr/wish/1446075734 matters that are discussed https://padlet.com/ubossung/kf35atehvzojhtjr/wish/1446078270
  • deliberation on questions which are relevant to the management of Parliament 
  • personnel decisions of administration 
  • conclusion of important contracts 
  • public relation issues 
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