rights to the citizen but it shall be directly applicable law rather than a mere programme objective, Article 3 corresponds to the requirements stipulated by Art. 28 (1) sentence 1 GG [Basic Law] regarding the constitutional order in the federal states, cf. Art. 20 GG
Art. 3a
1 Bavaria declares itself to be part of a unified Europe, which is committed to democratic, social and federal principles governed by the rule of law and the principle of subsidiarity, which safeguards the independence of the regions and ensures their involvement in European decisions 2 Bavaria shall work together with other European regions
Art. 4
The state authority shall be exercised by the citizens who are entitled to vote themselves, through the parliament elected by them and through the executive bodies and the judiciary directly or indirectly authorised by such parliament
Art. 5
(1) The legislative power shall be the exclusive prerogative of the people and the parliament
(2) The executive power shall rest in the hands of the state government and its subordinated executive bodies
(3) The judicial power shall be exercised by an independent judiciary
Art. 6
(1) State citizenship shall be acquired
1by birth,
2by legitimation,
3by marriage,
4by naturalization
(2) No citizen may be deprived of his/her citizenship
(3) Further details shall be governed by a law on citizenship
Art. 7
(1) Each citizen aged 18 or older shall be granted the rihts and duties of citizenship regardless of birth, race, sex, faith and profession
(2) Citizens shall exercise their rights by participating in elections, local petitions for referendums and local referendums as well as state-wide petitions for referendums and state-wide referendums
(3) Exercising these rights may be made dependent on residence of up to one year
Art. 8
All German citizens who have their place of residence in Bavaria shall have the same rights and duties as Bavarian citizens
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