Weimar constitution 01

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Main definitions
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What is the Reichsrat?
Could not make any laws but could approve laws proposed by the chancellor and Reichstag
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How many representatives were there in the Reichsrat from the 18 German states?
55
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How many members of the Reichstag were there 1919 and then in 1933?
421, 647
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What was the group elected by Ebert to meet in Weimar and draw up the constiution for the new republic?
Constituent Assembly
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When did they meet?
Jan to June 1919
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why was the constituent assembly democratic itself?
The German people choose the people to write it
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Features that made Germany more democratic
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Why was it far more democratic in terms of a leader?
The president was elected by popular votes
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How many years was the president elected ?
every 7
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Why was the kaiser being the leader very undemocratic?
Inherited his title and removed from office
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Why did Universal suffrage make Germany more democratic?
All men and women age 20 and over had the right to vote - meaning there was a national voice
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Thus, who could stand in the Reichstag and Reichsrat?
both genders and all classes
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For laws to become laws, even if the Chancellor proposed and budged laws, who did they need support from to pass?
At least half of all deputies
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How many years did the deputies were to be elected by proportional representation?
every 4 years
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Why did ordinary people have a direct say in changes?
They could call a referendum
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But, who had to agree? (stat)
1/10 of the electoral
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Who / what else could call a referendum?
President and Reichstag -also if 1/10 agreed
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What ensures smaller states were not dominated and retained their national identity?
German state-controlled its own education, police and welfare
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What were the 4 key rights of the indivdual that were clearly defined and enshired in the constitution ? (esft)
All German citizens are equal before the law, freedom of speech, censorship is forbidden, legal right to form a trade union
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What did this mean for the W/C and other minority groups?
they had greater protection under the law and right to campaign
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What did the Reichstag have to reach for these rights to be removed?
a 2/3 majority
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Features that aimed to achieve stability and strength
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Why the president apppotinting the Chancellor and governemnt ministers (the cabinent) ?
the leader was simply the largest party and allowed a decisiom of a coalition couldn't
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What was Article 48?
made the president have the power to rule by decree
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Why did the Amry, Judocinary and civil service remainig unreformed make the republic stable?
in short term Ebert had support and thus,stopping a further revolution
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Weaknesses of the Weimar republic
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What is proportional representation?
the percentage of votes = the percentage of seats that each party gets in the Reichstag
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Why did proportional repsneation sometimes undermined democracy ?
smaller parties were could get in the Reichstag and this would mean no one party would get a majority thus undermining democracy because they would have to make a coalition government
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why else having loads of parties in the Reichstag would undermind democracy?
division indecision and instability
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what led to division in society?
ordinary people able to call a referdum
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What is an issue with each German state controllling its own polcie, education and welfare?
makes enforcing national laws difficult
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why is it undemocratic that the President appointed the chanceelor and governemnt ministers?
President had the power to appoint his 'own men' who might not be supported by the Reichstag
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How many times did Ebert use the very undemocratic Article 48?
136
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Why were the Army, Judiciary, and civil service remained unreformed?
they were right-wing so undermined the socialist gov and acted in the interest of elites
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