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The Weimar Republic Definitions
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DEFINITIONS
DEMOCRACY - The system of Government where every adult could vote.
REICHSTAG - This was the name of the elected Parliament.
PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION - The system of voting and it was very fair but it made it nearly impossible for one party to win a majority in the Reichstag.
COALITION GOVERNMENT - A government made up of 2 or more political parties. This often happened because of Proportional Representation.
ARTICLE 48 - This allowed the President to abandon democracy and rule without the Reichstag (emergency only)
REICHSWEHR - The name given to the army after the Treaty of Versailles (limited to 100,000 men)
PRESIDENT - He was elected for 7 years by all adults over the age of 21
CHANCELLOR - He was the leading politician, chosen by the President.
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