▁ ▁The ▁state ' s ▁legisl ative ▁body ▁is ▁the ▁Land tag ▁(" state ▁di et "). ▁It ▁may ▁pass ▁laws ▁within ▁the ▁compet ency ▁of ▁the ▁state , ▁e . g . ▁cultural ▁matters , ▁the ▁education ▁system , ▁matters ▁of ▁internal ▁security , ▁i . e . ▁the ▁police , ▁building ▁super vision , ▁health ▁super vision ▁and ▁the ▁media ; ▁as ▁opposed ▁to ▁matters ▁that ▁are ▁reserved ▁to ▁Federal ▁law . ▁ ▁North ▁Rh ine - West phal ia ▁uses ▁the ▁same ▁elect oral ▁system ▁as ▁the ▁Federal ▁level ▁in ▁Germany : ▁" Person al ized ▁proportional ▁representation ". ▁Every ▁five ▁years ▁the ▁citizens ▁of ▁North ▁Rh ine - West phal ia ▁vote ▁in ▁a ▁general ▁election ▁to ▁elect ▁at ▁least ▁ 1 8 1 ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Land tag . ▁Only ▁parties ▁who ▁win ▁at ▁least ▁ 5 % ▁of ▁the ▁votes ▁cast ▁may ▁be ▁represented ▁in ▁parliament . ▁ ▁The ▁Land tag , ▁the ▁parliament ary ▁parties ▁and ▁groups ▁consisting ▁of ▁at ▁least ▁ 7 ▁members ▁of ▁parliament ▁have ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁table ▁legal ▁propos als ▁to ▁the ▁Land tag ▁for ▁deliber ation . ▁The ▁law ▁that ▁is ▁passed ▁by ▁the ▁Land tag ▁is ▁delivered ▁to ▁the ▁Minister - Pres ident , ▁who , ▁together ▁with ▁the ▁minister s ▁involved , ▁is ▁required ▁to ▁sign ▁it ▁and ▁announ ce ▁it ▁in ▁the ▁Law ▁and ▁Ord in ance ▁Gazette . ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁Minister s - Pres ident ▁These ▁are ▁the ▁Minister s - pres ident ▁ ▁of ▁the