The Weimar Constitution
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- The Weimar Constitution
- Friedrich Ebert
- Head of the Socialist party (SPD)
- Left wing but not as extreme as comunism
- Became leader of Germany after Kaiser fled
- Signed the armistice and set up the Weimar Republic
- January 1919 SPD have the most votes in the election and Ebert becomes the first President of the Weimar Republic
- Head of the Socialist party (SPD)
- All men and women over 20 can vote
- Elections were decided by Proportional Representation (PR)
- PR is the % of vote a party won =the % of seats they would have in the Riechstag
- Under PR parties rarely win a majority of seats so they need to work with other parties to try and pass laws
- PR is the % of vote a party won =the % of seats they would have in the Riechstag
- President
- Serves for 7yrs
- Every 7yrs new election
- Has power over armed forces and appoints judges to courts
- elected by people
- Article 48 EMERGENCY POWERS
- In a crisis the president can rule on their own without the riechstag
- Chancellor
- Head of government who tries to introduce new laws
- appointed by the president
- Needs support from the riechstag
- The Reichstag
- German Parliment
- Elected by the people
- Vote on laws introduced by the cancellor
- If they refuse to agree with the chancellor they can remove the cancellor
- Friedrich Ebert
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