Fill in the Blanks Germany's Government Online version Characteristics of Germany's Government by Aaron Stinson 1 Parliament elect head chancellor chief select The German is made up of two house : the Bundestag and the Bundestag . The more powerful of the two is the lower house called the Bundestag . The citizens of each German state its members . The Bundestag also the . The chancellor is the executive of the German government and of the military ( Mullis , 2009 ) .