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Mind Map by Kauthar Benriassa, updated more than 1 year ago
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Early years of the Weimar Republic
- Why were they facing so many problems?
- Germany was politically unstable after the Kaiser abdictated. the country was not used to the democracy
- The Weimar republic was lead by weak governments
- People thought the new government had betrayed Germany by surrendering in WW1
- Opposition parties tried to take over the new republic
- Radicals (like Adolf hiter ) hated the new Republic and wanted to destroy it
- Germany was politically unstable after the Kaiser abdictated. the country was not used to the democracy
- The Weimar Constitution
- The president
- Elected every 7 years . Appoints chancellor . Can use Article 48 which meant that in an emergency the President could pass any law without asking the Reichstag ( Reichastag is the german Parliment )
- Elected every 7 years . Appoints chancellor . Can use Article 48 which meant that in an emergency the President could pass any law without asking the Reichstag ( Reichastag is the german Parliment )
- The Chancellor
- Appointed by the president. Needs support from the majority of the Reichstag
- Appointed by the president. Needs support from the majority of the Reichstag
- The Reichstag
- Same as our House of Commons. They have the power to pass ( or reject ) changes to the law. Elected by proportional representation every 4 years
- Same as our House of Commons. They have the power to pass ( or reject ) changes to the law. Elected by proportional representation every 4 years
- The Electrate ( The German voters )
- All adults over the age of 20 could vote for president and Reichstag
- All adults over the age of 20 could vote for president and Reichstag
- The president
- Strengths and weaknesses of the Weimar constitution
- Strengths
- Political parties recieved the same percentage of seats as they did votes
- Role of the president of the Weimar Republic was strong
- Political parties recieved the same percentage of seats as they did votes
- Weaknesses
- A lot of parties in the Parliment
- Weak governments
- President had TOO MUCH power
- Opposition parties were allowed to critise the governement
- Traditional instituations werent reformed
- A lot of parties in the Parliment
- Strengths
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