Weimar Constitution

Weimar Constitution

1. Main Features Of the Constitution

   • The President was elected every 7 years
     • Bill Of Rights stated that every man and woman had: freedom of speech, freedom to meet, freedom of press, freedom of arrest without a good reason
       • The Reichstag was the parliament in Germany and each member got elcted every 60000 they got- this was clled proportional representation
     • Bill Of Rights

2. Strenghs Of Constitution

   • All Germans had rights even to vote, PR made sure parties had the same percentage of seats in parliament as they did in the election.
     • Provided a strong leader to keep control of the country and each state had its own elected assembly to represent local interests

3. Weaknesses Of The Constitution

   • President was chief of armed forces, other parties could come into power in case of an emergency