Weimar Constitution

Date: Drawn up in first months of 1919

What it meant

• All men and women over the age of 20 had the vote. This was very advanced at the time, even Britain did not offer this opportunity.
• System called proportional representation which meant every vote was not wasted- :)
• BUT...
• There are a lot of parties in parliament representing themselves and there is no chance of a party with clear majorities. 
• Usually this leads to a coalition government and this can lead to many governments.
• The constitution gave people many human and civil rights. Germans…