Weimar Constitution
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- Created on: 03-04-18 18:47
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- Wei mar Government and Constitution
- President has supreme political powers and chose the chancellor.
- Could suspend the constitution and pass laws by decree
- Chancellor was head of government in Weimar Republic and chose all Government ministers (cabinet)
- Reichstag was the most powerful house between reichstrat and itself. It controlled taxation and directly elected by the people every 4 years
- Strengths of Weimar Constitution
- Proportional representation made sure small parties had a fair share of seats
- Women able to vote as well as men
- Voting age from 25 to 21
- No one held too much power
- Weaknesses of Weimar constitution
- Proportional Representation led to coalition governments that were unstable, or found it difficult to have strong policies
- Lack of strong government led to weakness in a crisis that ended up with the president laws without consent of reichstag
- Was not the choice of the people therefore unpopular
- President has supreme political powers and chose the chancellor.
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