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Weimar constitution
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| who wrote the Weimar constitution | Hugo Preuss + constitutional committee |
| when was the Weimar constitution written | 1919 |
| what king of state was germany under the weimar constitution | democratic state |
| what kind of structure was the government under the weimar constitution | federal structure |
| what is a federal structure | power is divided evenly between central and regional governments |
| what were the regional governments called | Lander |
| how many landers were there in Germany | 17 |
| name two examples of landers | Saxony + Bavaria |
| which two countries had similar federal governments | Britain + USA |
| how did the german federal government differ from that of the US and Britain | did not have a two party system |
| what did germany have instead of a two party system | many small parties |
| what is a con of having a government made up of small parties | hard to form coalitions |
| how many houses were there in the german government | 2 |
| what was the more powerful house called | Reichstag |
| what was the less powerful house called | Reichstrat |
| who made up the Reichstag | elected individuals |
| how often were the Reichstag deputies elected | every four years |
| what policy did the Reichstag election function under | proportional representation |
| proportional representation | one member for every 60,000 votes in an electoral district |
| what ability did the Reichstag have | make laws |
| who were the Reichstag made up of | representatives from all 17 landers |
| list two things the Reichstrat could do | initiate or delay proposals |
| list two examples of what Landers were responsible for | local education and police |
| what could the Reichstag do to the Reichstrat | overrule it |
| what was the bill of rights | weimar constitution's list of rights for German citizens |
| name 3 laws from the Bill of Rights | freedom of speech, equality before law, freedom of religion |
| when was the president elected | every 7 years |
| could the president dissolve the reichstag | yes |
| article 48 | in case of national emergency, president could rule as dictator |
| what was the aim of article 48 | to balance power between the government and the president |
| what was a consequence of article 48 | power imbalance |
| who was the reichstrat made up of | individuals appointed by the government |
| what was the weimar chancellor in charge of | the government |
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georgieN007
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