Bismarck (1871-1890) Flashcards
When was the new constitution created?
1871.
How many states were there?
25.
what did the kaiser have the power to do?
appoint and dismiss the chancellor and dissolve the reichstag.
what did the kaiser control?
the military and the foreign policy.
who was the chancellor responsible to?
The kaiser
who could the chancellor appoint?
state secretaries
how old did you have to be to vote?
25 years
what power did the reichstag have?
could accept and reject legislation
how many members did the bundesrat have and how many were Prussian?
58 and 17
why would some say it was autocratic and some democratic?
auto: the kaiser had power
demo: reichstag had power to stop laws
how were German states different?
Each state had its own traditions each also had powers over education, justice, religion and local government.
what % of Germany was protestant?
60%
what % of Germans were minorities?
10%
which three groups were minorities?
French, poles and Danes.
which party wanted to help with unifying Germany?
national liberals
