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102 keywords from 15 topic pages – for quick reference and as a springboard to the matching explanations.

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4

48 hours
Freedom of assembly and demonstrations

A

access to files
Freedom of information: information from authorities
accident insurance
Volunteering and civic engagement: flat-rate allowances, accident insurance
advice
Advice and contact points
advice voucher (Berechtigungsschein)
Legal advice assistance and legal aid
AGG
Discrimination under the AGG outside work
anti-discrimination agency
Discrimination under the AGG outside work · Advice and contact points
application
Lay judges and honorary offices in the justice system
Art. 15
Data protection and the right of access (GDPR)
assembly
Freedom of assembly and demonstrations
Assembly Act (Versammlungsgesetz)
Freedom of assembly and demonstrations
association (Verein)
Volunteering and civic engagement: flat-rate allowances, accident insurance
authority
Freedom of information: information from authorities

B

B1
Naturalisation and citizenship (as of 2026)
Basic Law (Grundgesetz)
Overview: fundamental rights and participation
BfDI
Data protection and the right of access (GDPR) · Advice and contact points
Bundesnetzagentur
Advice and contact points

C

citizens' petition for a referendum (Bürgerbegehren)
Petition, citizens' petition for a referendum, referendum
citizenship
Naturalisation and citizenship (as of 2026)
civil courage
Civil courage and helping in an emergency
civil rights
Overview: fundamental rights and participation
complaint
Data protection and the right of access (GDPR)
contact points
Advice and contact points
criminal complaint
Freedom of expression, online hate, reporting centres

D

damages
Discrimination under the AGG outside work
data protection
Data protection and the right of access (GDPR)
demonstration
Freedom of assembly and demonstrations
Digital Services Act
Freedom of expression, online hate, reporting centres
discrimination
Discrimination under the AGG outside work
duty to render assistance
Civil courage and helping in an emergency

E

Ehrenamt allowance
Volunteering and civic engagement: flat-rate allowances, accident insurance
election
Right to vote and voting (postal vote, voting age)
emergency assembly
Freedom of assembly and demonstrations
emergency call
Civil courage and helping in an emergency
environmental information
Freedom of information: information from authorities
erasure
Data protection and the right of access (GDPR)
expense allowance
Volunteering and civic engagement: flat-rate allowances, accident insurance

F

failure to render assistance
Civil courage and helping in an emergency
fast-track naturalisation
Naturalisation and citizenship (as of 2026)
federal election
Right to vote and voting (postal vote, voting age)
first aid
Civil courage and helping in an emergency
five years
Naturalisation and citizenship (as of 2026)
freedom of assembly
Overview: fundamental rights and participation
freedom of expression
Overview: fundamental rights and participation · Freedom of expression, online hate, reporting centres
Freedom of Information Act (Informationsfreiheitsgesetz)
Freedom of information: information from authorities
fundamental rights
Overview: fundamental rights and participation

G

GDPR (DSGVO)
Data protection and the right of access (GDPR)

H

HateAid
Freedom of expression, online hate, reporting centres
honorary judge
Lay judges and honorary offices in the justice system
housing
Discrimination under the AGG outside work

I

ID card
Your rights during police checks and identity checks
identity check
Your rights during police checks and identity checks
IFG
Freedom of information: information from authorities

J

Justiz-Services
Advice and contact points

L

lawyer
Legal advice assistance and legal aid
lay judge (Schöffe)
Lay judges and honorary offices in the justice system
lay judge election
Lay judges and honorary offices in the justice system
legal advice assistance (Beratungshilfe)
Legal advice assistance and legal aid · Advice and contact points
legal aid (Prozesskostenhilfe)
Legal advice assistance and legal aid
local court (Amtsgericht)
Legal advice assistance and legal aid
local referendum (Bürgerentscheid)
Petition, citizens' petition for a referendum, referendum

M

march
Freedom of assembly and demonstrations
mass transactions
Discrimination under the AGG outside work

N

naturalisation
Naturalisation and citizenship (as of 2026)
naturalisation test
Naturalisation and citizenship (as of 2026)
nomination list
Lay judges and honorary offices in the justice system

O

online hate
Freedom of expression, online hate, reporting centres
own contribution
Legal advice assistance and legal aid

P

participation
Overview: fundamental rights and participation
petition
Petition, citizens' petition for a referendum, referendum
Petitions Committee
Petition, citizens' petition for a referendum, referendum
PKH
Legal advice assistance and legal aid
police check
Your rights during police checks and identity checks
police law
Your rights during police checks and identity checks
polling card (Wahlbenachrichtigung)
Right to vote and voting (postal vote, voting age)
postal vote
Right to vote and voting (postal vote, voting age)

Q

quorum
Petition, citizens' petition for a referendum, referendum

R

rally
Freedom of assembly and demonstrations
referendum (Volksentscheid)
Petition, citizens' petition for a referendum, referendum
registration
Freedom of assembly and demonstrations
reporting centre
Freedom of expression, online hate, reporting centres
right of access
Data protection and the right of access (GDPR)
right of petition
Overview: fundamental rights and participation
right to information
Freedom of information: information from authorities
right to remain silent
Your rights during police checks and identity checks

S

signatures
Petition, citizens' petition for a referendum, referendum
StAG
Naturalisation and citizenship (as of 2026)
state election
Right to vote and voting (postal vote, voting age)
supervisory authority
Data protection and the right of access (GDPR)

T

tax-free
Volunteering and civic engagement: flat-rate allowances, accident insurance
term of office
Lay judges and honorary offices in the justice system
transparency
Freedom of information: information from authorities
Trusted Flagger
Freedom of expression, online hate, reporting centres
two-month deadline
Discrimination under the AGG outside work

V

volunteering (Ehrenamt)
Volunteering and civic engagement: flat-rate allowances, accident insurance
voting age
Right to vote and voting (postal vote, voting age)
voting certificate (Wahlschein)
Right to vote and voting (postal vote, voting age)
voting eligibility
Right to vote and voting (postal vote, voting age)

§

§ 111 OWiG
Your rights during police checks and identity checks
§ 163b StPO
Your rights during police checks and identity checks
§ 323c StGB
Civil courage and helping in an emergency

Ü

Übungsleiter allowance
Volunteering and civic engagement: flat-rate allowances, accident insurance