Politics of Germany (Groß-Deutschland)

Politics of Germany take place in a framework of a federal parliamentary representative democratic republican constitutional monarchy. The Chancellor is the head of government, appointed by the Kaiser, and approved by the Reichstag. He is the leader of a plurality multi-party system. The federal legislative power is vested in the parliament (Reichstag) and the Reichsrat as the representation of the regional states. Since 1947, the party system has been dominated by the National Liberal Party (NLP) and the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).

The Judiciary of Germany is independent of the executive and the legislature. The political system is laid out in the 1871 constitution, as well as the 1948 Volksverfassung, essentially an addendum to the 1871 Constitution, with minor amendments since.

The constitution emphasizes the protection of individual liberty and an extensive catalog of human rights, and also divides powers between both the federal and state levels of government; federally it divides powers between the legislative, executive, and judicial branches, providing for a series of checks and balances on their powers.

Style of Government
The German government can be said to be a constitutional monarchy, but it may be more accurate to describe it as a "federal parliamentary representative democratic-republican constitutional monarchy." That is:
 * It is a federal system, possessing divided state and federal responsibilities and spheres of power; each one guards against encroachment by the other on its delegated powers
 * It is a parliamentary system, operating similarly to the British parliament with multi-party coalitions and having a prime minister or chancellor; in the 1948 Volksverfassung, a number of American ideas entered into the system, however, with an even number of members per state in the Reichsrat.
 * It is a representative democracy by ensuring that all the people of Germany have the right to vote and express themselves, and have the right to representation at all levels of government
 * It is a representative republic in that the people of Germany elect representatives who give them a voice at the state and federal level
 * It is a constitutional monarchy by having a Kaiser, or king, who acts as the chief executive of the country, while also having a constitutional limit to his powers.