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how many states made up the second reich?
26
what did each of these states have?
a prince who had been its previous ruler before unification
how were the states represented on a national level?
the reichsrat
who was the head of state?
the kaiser
what did the kaiser have the ability to do?
he could summon and dismiss the reichstag when he felt it was appropriate as well as appoint or dismiss the chancellor and all government ministers
what did the ministers have the ability to do?
propose legislation to the two houses of parliment
what were the two legislative bodies?
the riechstag and the reichsrat
which was the main legislative body?
the reichstag
how did reichstag elections work?
all men over 25 could vote every 3 years
what did the reichstag do?
they debated on issues and voted on legislation
what was the reichsrat?
an assembly of representatives from the 26 states
since the reichsrat was the upper house of parliament, it had the power to…
veto legislation passed by the reichstag
each individual state also had its own…
legislative body which dealt with local issues
