Failures of Weimar Democracy

The democratic system of Weimar government did not cope well with the crisis:

- Proportional representation was a good idea in theory. It was supposed to ensure that all groups in Germany were well represented in the Reichstag. 

- However, in practice it meant that there too many small political parties in the Reichstag who dsiagreed with each other, which made it difficult to take action. 

- Chancellor Bruning (Chancellor from 1930 to 1932) dealt with this problem by getting president Hindenburg to use Article 48. This allowed the President to pass emergency laws without the approval of the Reichstag. 

- Using this power in 1930, Bruning cut government spending…