Key terms of Weimar constitution

6 key terms of Weimar constitution

Political system

President

Parliament

Voting system

Bill of rights

Attitude to institutions

What is

Political system

President

Parliament

Voting system

Bill of rights

Attitude to institutions

6 key terms of Weimar constitution

Political system terms

-GER declared a democratic, Republic state but remains title of Reich

-17 Lander w/ a federal gov

What is

-GER declared a democratic, Republic state but remains title of Reich

-17 Lander w/ a federal gov

Political system terms

How many Lander did Weimar have?

17

What did Weimar have 17 of?

Lander

Problems of political system terms

-Conflict b/t Lander + central government

-Weak coalition govs (20 coalition govs in 14 year existence)

-Low threshold for Reichstag = extreme minorities get a voice

What is

-Conflict b/t Lander + central government

-Weak coalition govs (20 coalition govs in 14 year existence)

-Low threshold for Reichstag = extreme minorities get a voice

Problems of political system terms

How many coalition govs was there in Weimar’s 14 year existence?

20

What did Weimar have 20 of?

Coalition govs in its 14 year existence

Why is a low threshold to get in Reichstag bad?

Gives extreme minorities a voice

President terms of Weimar constitution

-Elected every 7 years

-Powers of:

•Ability to dissolve Reichstag (article 25)

•Supreme commander of armed forces

•Appointment of Chancellor

•Article 48

What is

-Elected every 7 years

-Powers of:

•Ability to dissolve Reichstag (article 25)

•Supreme commander of armed forces

•Appointment of Chancellor

•Article 48

President terms

How often is a president elected?

Every 7 years

What powers does the President have?

•Article 48

•Article 25 (ability to dissolve Reichstag)

•Supreme commander of armed forces

•Appointment of Chancellor

Problems of President terms

Powers can be abused

Will only appoint a chancellor that agreed with them

Parliament terms

2 houses: Reichstag + Reichstrat

-Reichstag = Main assembly + law making body

Deputies elected every 4 years

One member for every 60,000 votes

-Reichstrat = Representatives from all 17 Lander

Can only delay or initiate proposals

Can be overruled by Reichstag

What is

2 houses: Reichstag + Reichstrat

-Reichstag = Main assembly + law making body

Deputies elected every 4 years

One member for every 60,000 votes

-Reichstrat = Representatives from all 17 Lander

Can only delay or initiate proposals

Can be overruled by Reichstag

President terms

What are the 2 houses in GER parliament?

Reichstag

Main assembly and law making body

Deputies elected every 4 years

One member for every 60,000 votes

Reichstrat

Representatives from all 17 Lander Can only

Can only delay or initiate proposals

Can be overruled by Reichstag

What is Reichstag?

Main assembly + law making body

Deputies elected every 4 years

One member for every 60,000 votes

What is Reichstrat?

Representatives of all 17 Lander

Can only delay or initiate proposals

Can be overruled by Reichstag

Problems of Parliament terms

Reichstrat isn’t very useful + isnt democratically elected

What is

Reichstrat isn’t very useful + isnt democratically elected

Problems of Parliament terms

Voting system terms

-PR system (2% of votes to get in)

-Reichstag vote on laws

How much votes needed to get into parliament?

2%

60,000

Issues of parliament terms

-20 coalition govs in Weimar 14 years of existence (unstable)

-Sectional parties that cater to specific groups instead of trying to cater to all

-Lots of conflicting views

What is

-20 coalition govs in Weimar 14 years of existence (unstable)

-Sectional parties that cater to specific groups instead of trying to cater to all

-Lots of conflicting views

Issues of parliament terms

Bill of rights terms

Range of individual rights:

-free speech

-forbade censorship

-equality before the law of all GER

-protection of labour

-religious freedom

Issues of Bill of Rights terms

Left + Right cant agree on what rights people should have = more division

What is

Left + Right cant agree on what rights people should have = more division

Bill of Rights terms issues

Attitude to institutions terms

Need for change not addressed so all continued to be dominated by CONS w/ no modernisation

Issue with attitudes to institutions terms

No change so many with huge power were hostile to the Republic

Diffcult for any system to endure

What is

No change so many with huge power were hostile to the Republic

Diffcult for any system to endure

Issue with attitudes to institutions terms

What is

Range of individual rights:

-free speech

-forbade censorship

-religious freedom

-protection of labour

-equality before the law of all GER

Bill of Rights terms