In Deutschland sind die meisten Erwerbstätigen …
Based on: BAMF Gesamtfragenkatalog Nr. 23 (bundesweit)
Einbürgerungstest (German Citizenship Test) · Gesellschaft
Einbürgerungstest Practice Questions: Mensch und Gesellschaft (2026)
Mensch und Gesellschaft is the everyday-life topic of the Einbürgerungstest: how state and religion relate, how school and family life are regulated, and how work and social insurance are organised. Our timed mock draws 8 of its 33 questions from this area. The anchors are simple: state and religious communities are separate in Germany, school attendance is compulsory and school policy belongs to the Bundesländer, most working people are employees, and statutory social insurance is financed by contributions shared between employers and employees.
Practice
Free practice questions
Welche Aussage ist richtig? In Deutschland …
Based on: BAMF Gesamtfragenkatalog Nr. 33 (bundesweit)
Womit finanziert der deutsche Staat die Sozialversicherung?
Based on: BAMF Gesamtfragenkatalog Nr. 35 (bundesweit)
Welche Maßnahme schafft in Deutschland soziale Sicherheit?
Based on: BAMF Gesamtfragenkatalog Nr. 36 (bundesweit)
Zu welcher Versicherung gehört die Pflegeversicherung?
Based on: BAMF Gesamtfragenkatalog Nr. 45 (bundesweit)
Der deutsche Staat hat viele Aufgaben. Welche Aufgabe gehört dazu?
Based on: BAMF Gesamtfragenkatalog Nr. 46 (bundesweit)
Der deutsche Staat hat viele Aufgaben. Welche Aufgabe gehört nicht dazu?
Based on: BAMF Gesamtfragenkatalog Nr. 47 (bundesweit)
Wer bestimmt in Deutschland die Schulpolitik?
Based on: BAMF Gesamtfragenkatalog Nr. 49 (bundesweit)
Die Wirtschaftsform in Deutschland nennt man …
Based on: BAMF Gesamtfragenkatalog Nr. 50 (bundesweit)
Was gilt für die meisten Kinder in Deutschland?
Based on: BAMF Gesamtfragenkatalog Nr. 95 (bundesweit)
How do religion, school and family work in Germany?
The catalogue's first anchor here is neutrality: in Germany, the state and religious communities are separate, and the state is neutral in matters of belief, while acknowledging that Christianity has shaped European and German culture. School is the second anchor: Germany has Schulpflicht, compulsory schooling, and it is the Bundesländer, not the federal government, that decide school policy, each state regulating its own school system. Family questions are practical rather than abstract. Parents who run into problems raising their children can get help from the Jugendamt, the youth welfare office. Married couples may divorce, but most must first complete the Trennungsjahr, at least one year of living separate lives, and a divorce requires the support of a lawyer. Even small-business scenarios appear: a couple opening a restaurant needs a Gaststättenerlaubnis, a licence from the responsible local authority. These situational questions reward knowing which institution is responsible for which everyday problem.
How are work and social security organised?
Most working people in Germany are employees: they work for a company or a public authority. The economic order is the soziale Marktwirtschaft, the social market economy, in which the economy follows supply and demand but the state ensures social balance. Trade unions (Gewerkschaften) represent the interests of employees, for example on wages and working conditions, and disputes from the employment relationship, such as an unjustified dismissal, go to the Arbeitsgericht, the labour court. One protection is tested often: a pregnant employee may not be dismissed because of her pregnancy, thanks to the Maternity Protection Act. The other half of this topic is social security. Statutory social insurance comprises five branches, pension, health, long-term care, accident and unemployment insurance, and it is financed mainly through social contributions that employers and employees generally share about half each. Life insurance is the classic wrong answer: it is a private policy and not part of statutory social insurance. Health insurance, for instance, covers the cost of treatment when you fall ill, which is exactly how the catalogue frames social security in practice.
| Situation | Responsible institution or rule |
|---|---|
| You are dismissed unfairly by your employer | The Arbeitsgericht (labour court) |
| You need help with problems raising your children | The Jugendamt (youth welfare office) |
| You want better wages and working conditions | A Gewerkschaft (trade union), which represents employees |
| Your child must attend school | Schulpflicht; school policy is set by your Bundesland |
| You want to open a restaurant | A Gaststättenerlaubnis from the responsible authority |
| You fall ill and need treatment | Statutory health insurance, one of the five social insurance branches |
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Are state and religion separate in Germany?
Yes. The official Einbürgerungstest catalogue states that in Germany the state and religious communities are separate, and the state is neutral in matters of belief, bound to no religion. A related question notes that Christianity has shaped European and German culture, so learn both facts side by side: cultural influence, but institutional separation.
What are the five branches of German statutory social insurance?
Pension, health, long-term care, accident and unemployment insurance. The Einbürgerungstest likes to test this list through its gaps: life insurance is the standard wrong option, because it is a private policy, not part of statutory social insurance. Long-term care insurance (Pflegeversicherung) is explicitly tested as belonging to the statutory system.
Who pays for social insurance in Germany?
Employers and employees together. Statutory social insurance is financed mainly through social contributions (Sozialabgaben), and the contributions are generally shared, with employers and employees each paying about half. The state's broader tasks, such as building roads and schools or paying child benefit, are financed separately; paying for citizens' holidays is the catalogue's favourite wrong answer.
Which court handles work disputes in Germany?
The Arbeitsgericht, the labour court, is responsible for conflicts arising from the employment relationship. The catalogue's worked example is an unjustified dismissal by your boss: that dispute belongs before the Arbeitsgericht. Pair this with the dismissal protection rule that pregnancy may never be the reason for a termination, under the Maternity Protection Act.
Who decides school policy in Germany?
The Bundesländer. School policy in Germany is the responsibility of the federal states, and each Bundesland regulates its own school system. Combine this with Schulpflicht, compulsory schooling for children, and you have the two school facts the Einbürgerungstest returns to; there is no compulsory voting or compulsory religion in Germany.
What does soziale Marktwirtschaft mean?
It is Germany's economic order: the economy follows supply and demand, but the state ensures social balance. The Einbürgerungstest asks for the term itself, the social market economy, and for its meaning. Think of it as free competition plus a social safety net, the safety net being the statutory social insurance system this topic covers.