The Weimar Constitution

Main Features
1. Proportional Representation
  1. Each party got a member for every 60,000 votes it got
2. Presedent
  1. Was chief of the armed forces
  2. Was elected every 7 years
  3. Article 48 allowed in an emergency the president could ignore the Reichstag and make laws of his own
  4. could dismiss or chose a chancellor
3. Bill Of Rights
  1. 1. freedom of speech
  2. 2. freedom of press
  3. 4. freedom from arrest without a good excuse
  4. 3. freedom to meet
4. Federal System
  1. Each German state kept its own government, but it had little power. National laws over ruled local state laws
5. The Reichstag
  1. Was voted every 4 years
  2. Chose the chancellor
  3. Vote on laws
Strengths
1. All Germans had equal rights including the right to vote
2. proportional representation made sure parties had the sure parties had the same percentage of seats in parliament as they did in the election
3. Provided a strong leader to keep control over the country in an emergency
4. Each state had its own elected assembly to represent local interests
Weaknesses
1. The president could always say was an emergency and creat laws whenever he wanted
2. People could talk about whatever they wanted in front of anyone
3. If the president didn't like the chacellor then he could have him removed from power
4. No one could stop the president doing whatever he wanted

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	Created by Jack moore over 9 years ago