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Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany (English translation)

Federal Ministry of Justice (Germany) · 1949

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EstablishedArticle 20(2) of Germany's Basic Law provides that state authority is exercised by the people through elections and other votes and through specific legislative, executive and judicial bodies.EstablishedArticle 79(3) of Germany's Basic Law makes inadmissible any amendment that affects the division of the Federation into Länder, their participation in principle in legislation, or the principles of Articles 1 and 20.