Weimar Constitution.

Main Features
1. -Proportional Representation: It made sure that parties
  1. had the same percentage of seats in parliament as they
    1. did in the elections.
      1. -President: He was head of the state.
        -Bill of rights: The Constitution guaranteed every German
        1:Freedom of speech.
        2:Freedom of press.
        3:Freedom to meet.
        4:Freedom for arrest without a good excuse.
Main Features
1. -Reichstag (Parliament):Each party got a member
  1. for every 60,000 votes it got.
    1. This was called-Proportional Representation.
      1. The Reichstag had to choose the Chancellor. He(Reichstag)
        was voted every 4 years.
The Strengths of Constitution
1. -All German had equal rights, including to vote.
  1. -Proportional Representation.
    1. -Provided a strong leader to keep control over the country in an emergency
      1. -Each state had ots own elected assembly to represent local interest.
Weaknessess of the Constitution.
1. -Whenever the president wanted he could say it was and
  1. because he was president no one could argue with him
    1. -People could be arrested without a good excuse.
      1. -Proportional representation: Weimar Germans voted for a party.
        Every 60 000 votes had a seat. It had no strong party to get a majority
        and no goverment got it´s laws passed in the Reichstag
    2. (Article 48)

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