The Constitutional Bodies : Germany

All public authority emanates from the people.” This underlying principle of democracy is codified in the constitution. The people exercise that authority directly in elections and indirectly through bodies instituted by the constitution: the legislature, the executive and the judiciary. The constitutional bodies with primarily legislative functions are the Bundestag and the Bundesrat. Executive responsibilities lie principally with the Federal Government, headed by the Federal Chancellor, and the Federal President. Judicial functions pertaining to the constitution are performed by the Federal Constitutional Court.