The Kaiser's constitution
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- Created on: 10-02-20 17:56
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- The Kaiser's constitution
- Kaiser
- Inherits his position and rules like a King
- Has ultimate power, he could dismiss the Chancellor, bypass the Bundesrat and dissolve the Riechstag
- Has personal control over the army and foreign policy
- Can dissolve the Reichstag at any time
- Bundesrat
- Members are representatives from each state in the German empire
- Its consent is needed for all legislation (can be overruled by the Kaiser)
- More powerful than the Reichstag
- Reichstag
- Members elected by the public every four years
- Members pass or reject legislation handed down by bundesrat
- Couldn't put forward its own legislation
- Had no say in who became Chancellor
- Chancellor
- Runs the government and proposes new legislation
- Doesn't need the support of the Reichstag or the Bundesrat to stay in power
- Had more influence than Bundesrat and Reichstag
- Kaiser
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