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G1.1 - Political and Governmental Change: Why did the Weimar Republic surmount so many political challenges in the 1920s only to collapse by 1933? > CREATION OF WEIMAR CONSTITUTION - Structure of the Weimar Constitution (federal gov parliament system) > Flashcards

CREATION OF WEIMAR CONSTITUTION - Structure of the Weimar Constitution (federal gov parliament system) Flashcards

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Who could vote?

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All men and women over 20

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Who was the Laender chosen by?

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Electors (voters)

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What was the Laender?

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Local Government
- 18 local regions, each of which had local gov to decide issues in the region
- federal laws always override law of the land if conflict
- Prussia no longer had special status

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Who was the Reichsrat chosen by?

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Laender

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Who did the Reichsrat advise/report to?

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Laender

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What was the Reichsrat?

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  • representatives of each state’s interests in legislation/administration
  • members sent by the 18 Laender, 1 for every 70,000 in the land
  • could veto laws in the Reichstag unless law has 2/3 majority
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Who did the Cabinet advise/report to?

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Reichstag

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What was the Cabinet?-

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  • chosen from ministers who give advice + adminster laws
  • chosen by the chancellor
  • formulates laws to the Reichstag
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Who was the Reichstag chosen by?

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Chosen by electors

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What was the Reichstag?

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  • elected by a secret ballot of all electors every 4 years
  • voters cast for a party, not a person; parties get 1 seat for every 60,000 votes
  • votes sorted by proportional representation
  • passes the laws of the country
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Who chose the Chancellor?

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President

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12
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Who did the chancellor advise/report to?

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President + Reichstag

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What was the Chancellor?

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Head of the Government
- chooses the ministers that run the country
- with his ministers, puts laws in the Reichstag
- needs a majority in the Reichstag to pass these laws

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Who chose the President?

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elected by a vote of all voters every 7 years, chosen as a person not a party representative

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What was the President?
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Head of state
- runs foreign affairs
- no role in everyday gov
- Article 48 says in an emergency can suspend the constitution (government) and pass laws by decree BUT these laws must be signed by the Chancellor + laws can be undone by the next Reichstag
- can take control of the army in an emergency
- can dismiss the Reichstag + call new elections

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G1.1 - Political and Governmental Change: Why did the Weimar Republic surmount so many political challenges in the 1920s only to collapse by 1933? (26 decks)

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