The correct answer is:
Directive.
Direktive.
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Quick explanation
“Directive” is not a power of the state.
Why is this correct?
The three powers of the state are the legislature, the executive and the judiciary.
Background
The Basic Law divides state power into three branches (separation of powers): the legislature makes the laws – the Bundestag and Bundesrat as well as the state parliaments. The executive carries out the laws – the government, ministries, authorities and police. The judiciary administers justice – the courts. The branches check each other so that nobody gains too much power.
Why are the other answers wrong?
Legislature, judiciary and executive are the three real powers. “Directive” sounds similar but is an invented answer. You may know the word from EU law, where certain legal acts are called directives – but that is not a power of the state.
Memory tip
Legislature = makes laws, executive = carries them out, judiciary = judges.
Legal basis: Art. 20 Basic Law (GG) ↗
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