strengths and weaknesses of Wiemar institution

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what are the strengths of the Wiemar institution?
-more democracy -checks and balances
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explain how democracy was a strength for germany
it ensured that everyone had a voice that was heard. For example why this happened ,women were allowed to vote and the voting age was reduced by a couple years. It also ensured that smaller parties had a fair share of seats.
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explain how checks and balances was a strength for germany
ensured that all the power was not just going to one person.
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what are the weaknesses of the Wiemar institution?
1-coalitation goverment 2-weakness in crisis 3-based on division and violence
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how was a caolition government a weakness?
the only way a goverment could be formed was for several parties to join together as a coalition,meaning they had to compramise which often resulted to miscommunication , and it also meant that the parties frequently argued and fell apart
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how is weakness in a crisis a weakness to the Wiemar institution?
the lack of a strong ,single party was a problem during a crisis when a clear decision was needed,which meant that the chancellor relied on the government to make a vote,instead of the Reichstag's and also meant that the consistution seemed weak.
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how did division and violence lead to weakness in the constitution?
there was a sense that the weimar republic was not really what the people at the time wanted. This is deduced from the fact that the government had used force during the german revolution and also because several parties elected were opposed democ
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