Exercise of power by the main bodies in Germany 1871
- Created by: Katie Beaumont
- Created on: 17-12-15 13:38
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- Exercise of power in Germany 1871
- Army
- Wore their military uniform in public to show how formal they were
- Their needs were put first and the highest virtues in Germany, were military ones.
- Had the right to declare martial law (army law)
- Had personal loyalty to the Kaiser
- It was the biggest out of 4 in the German State
- Autocratic
- The Prussian Dominance
- They had 60% of its population and 2/3 of Germany's territory
- The Kaiser was in charge of everything
- Chancellor was Prime Minister of Prussia
- Difficult to distinguish between Prussian and German
- Autocratic
- Bismark as Imperial Chancellor
- Had no ministers who could challenge him
- Had no imperial cabinet
- However state secretaries could talk to the Kaiser without his permission
- Bismark's son was secretary of state of F.O
- Mainly autocratic but also a little democratic
- Reichstag
- Had control over the defense budget
- Passed an annual budget
- Could reject or approve legislation
- More democratic as they had control over the people but was elected by them
- Emperor Wilhelm
- Had power over the chancellor but was content on leaving power to Bismark
- Could dissolve the Reichstag
- Controlled foreign policy
- Autocratic
- Army
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