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German politics 1871-1991 Flashcards

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Under the 1871 Constitution, the Chancellor…

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  • Was responsible to the Kaiser
  • Chaired the Bundesrat
  • Could appoint & dismiss ministers of state
  • Was usually the Minister President of Prussia
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Under the 1919 Weimar Constitution, the Chancellor…

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Proposed laws to the Reichstag

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Under the Basic Law (1949), the Chancellor…

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  • Was elected by the Bundestag
  • Could be removed from office by the
    Bundestag
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Under the 1871 Constitution, Germany was a…

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Federal state with 25 state governments

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True or false under the 1871 Constitution, states were free to secede (leave)

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False

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Under the 1871 Constitution, the Bundesrat…

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  • Could amend the Constitution
  • Could reject legislation
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True or false under the 1919 Weimar Constitution, the Bundesrat was renamed the Reichsrat

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True

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Under the 1919 Weimar Constitution, in the upper house…

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State representation was decided by population

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True or false under the Basic Law (1949), the upper house was abolished in favour of a more powerful Bundestag

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False

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Under the 1871 Constitution, the Reichstag was…

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Elected by men over 25

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Under the 1871 Constitution, the Reichstag…

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  • Deputies were elected every three years until
    1888 and then every five years
  • Could be dissolved by the Kaiser
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Under the 1871 Constitution, Reichstag election turnout…

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Increased from 51% in 1871 to 85% in 1912

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Under the 1919 Weimar Constitution…

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  • Germany was divided into 35 equal electoral
    districts
  • A deputy was elected for every 60,000 votes a
    party won in a Reichstag election
  • Reichstag elections were held every four years
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Under the 1919 Weimar Constitution…

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  • All state monarchs were replaced
  • The number of states was reduced
  • Now included social rights e.g. being able to
    join a trade union
  • Plebiscites could be held
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Under the Basic Law (1949), the sixteen judges of the new constitutional court were….

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Elected by the Bundestag and Bundesrat

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Under the Basic Law (1949), parties achieved representation if they secured at least…

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5% of the vote

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Under the Basic Law (1949), the President was…

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Elected by the Bundestag and state parliament representatives

18
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In the FRG, the small FDP exercised a great influence in government. They were coalition partners except in the years…

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1957-1961
1966-1969

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Who were the leaders of the CDU?

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20
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Why was the Bad Godesberg Programme (1959) a major turning point in the history of the SPD?

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The party adopted social market economics

21
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Who were the leaders of the post-war SPD?

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22
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Which of the following were major political scandals in post-war FRG politics?

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Hans Globke
Heinrich Lübke
Bitburg 1985
Frankfurt 1963
Flick Affair 1984
Emergency Laws 1968
Benno Ohnesorg 1967

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What was the ___ affair?

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24
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Under the Basic Law (1949), the Constitutional Court has the power to ban extreme political parties. This happened twice in the 1950s with the banning of the…

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Socialist Reich Party
German Communist Party

25
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What was the break through election for the Nazi Party when it became the second largest party in the Reichstag?

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September 1930

26
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The following measures to establish a one party state were all taken in 1933 except for…

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Hitler assumes title of German Fuhrer
Army Oath to Hitler

27
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How many individuals served as Weimar Chancellors between February 1919 and December 1932?

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12

28
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Before 1878, which political parties were Bismarck’s most reliable Reichstag allies?

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Free Conservatives
National Liberals

29
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The 1881 Reichstag elections were a…

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Victory for Bismarck’s political allies

30
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The 1884 Reichstag elections were a…

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Victory for Bismarck’s political allies

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The 1887 Reichstag elections were a…

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A defeat for Bismarck’s political allies

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