Strengths and Weaknesses of the Weimar Constitution


	Strengths and Weaknesses of the Weimar Constitution
	Advantages All germans had equal rights + the right to vote The powers of the president and chancellor were balanced (the chancellor would stop president from being too powerful Each state had traditions so should control themselves Article 48 shows that the constitution had precautions in case of an emergency Proportional representation was fair as it represented the parties popularity A strong president was essential to keep control over the country in a crisis	Disadvantages It was not sensible to give equal rights to those who wished to destroy it The president + reichstag might disagree on who should be chancellor The states could be hostile + try to overthrow the government How is an emergency defined? The president could use it whenever to push through laws Proportional representation encourage small parties, leading to lots of coalitions forming a weak government The president had too much power + could become a dictator
	Evaluation

All germans had equal rights + the right to vote
The powers of the president and chancellor were balanced (the chancellor would stop president from being too powerful
Each state had traditions so should control themselves
Article 48 shows that the constitution had precautions in case of an emergency
Proportional representation was fair as it represented the parties popularity
A strong president was essential to keep control over the country in a crisis

It was not sensible to give equal rights to those who wished to destroy it
The president + reichstag might disagree on who should be chancellor
The states could be hostile + try to overthrow the government
How is an emergency defined? The president could use it whenever to push through laws
Proportional representation encourage small parties, leading to lots of coalitions forming a weak government
The president had too much power + could become a dictator

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