constitutions of weimar gov 1919 Flashcards

1
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president is elected every ___ years

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7

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can the president pass his own laws without the reichstag approving

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no, the reichstag would need to approve

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2
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germans over the age of ____ vote

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21

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3
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what was the governments method

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proportional representation

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4
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who is the head of the reischtag

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the chancellor

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5
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who appoints the chancellor

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the president

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6
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article 48

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in state of emergency, president would call it and it would enable chancellor to pass their own laws without the support of reischtag

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7
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did state governments exist

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yes

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8
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proportional representation

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depending on how much percentage of votes parties get, they get that percentage in seats

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9
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problems with proportional representation

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there would be many coalitions but this would lead to a lot of unjust behaviour

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10
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coalitions

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when parties join together in order to get the majority of votes

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