Germany: The Weimar Constitution
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- Germany: The Weimar Constitution
- 1) Social Democrats won the election in 1919.
- 2) held their first meeting in a town called Weimar- hence the name, 'Weimar Government'.
- 3) 1st Job: write a constitution for Germany.
- a) anyone age 20+ could vote. they would vote for MPs who would sit in the Reichstag- vote on new laws.
- b) Chancellor would be head of Reichstag and voted for every 4 years.
- c) President would choose chancellor & keep control over army and would be voted for every 7 years
- d) Proportional Representation- each political party would get a fair share of the seats in the Reichstag depending on their votes.
- Lots of problems: no party ever had a majority of seats so they couldn't pass laws themselves, instead they had to discuss them which took time.
- How Hitler soon gained power.
- Lots of problems: no party ever had a majority of seats so they couldn't pass laws themselves, instead they had to discuss them which took time.
- Fair especially voting as it allowed alot to have a say.
- State Government would ensure local issues were addressed.
- Chancellor and President balanced each other- there was never only one person in charge
- A poor President/Chancellor would only be around for a limited time.
- Proportional Representation- difficult to agree on one thing.
- Article 48 could be abused- President stop listening to Reichstag.
- State Govn could pass on laws that went against the Reichstag.
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