Political quiz Flashcards
Under the 1871 Constitution, the Chancellor … (3)
- Was responsible to the Kaiser
- Chaired the Bundesrat
- Could appoint & dismiss ministers of state
Under the 1919 Weimar Constitution, the Chancellor’s job is to…
propose laws to the Reichstag
Under the Basic Law (1949), the Chancellor … (2)
- Was elected by the Bundestag
- Could be removed from office by the Bundestag
Under the 1871 Constitution, Germany was a …
Federal state with 25 state governments
Under the 1871 Constitution, the Bundesrat … (2)
- Could amend the Constitution
- Could reject legislation
Under the 1919 Weimar Constitution, in the upper house …
State representation was decided by population
Under the 1871 Constitution, the Reichstag was elected by …
men over 25
Under the 1871 Constitution, the Reichstag …
two facts
- Deputies were elected every three years until 1888 and then every five years
- Could be dissolved by the Kaiser
Under the 1871 Constitution, Reichstag election turnout …
Increased from 51% in 1871 to 85% in 1912
Under the 1919 Weimar Constitution, … (3)
- A deputy was elected for every 60,000 votes a party won in a Reichstag election
- Reichstag elections were held every four years
- now included social rights e.g. being able to join a trade union
Under the Basic Law (1949), the sixteen judges of the new constitutional court were…
elected by the Bundestag and Bundesrat
In the FRG, the small FDP exercised a great influence in government. They were coalition partners in the years … (3 periods)
1949-1956, 1962-1965, 1970-1990
When did the SPD adopt social market economics?
At The Bad Godesberg Programme (1959)
What were some major political scandals in post-war FRG politics? (7)
Frankfurt (Auschwitz trials) 1963
Hans Globke (1935 laws)
Benno Ohnesorg 1967
Emergency Laws 1968
Heinrich Lubke (president) 1969
Flick Affair (corruption) 1984
Bitburg (Reagan) 1985
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 …
Socialist Reich Party
German Communist Party
When was the break through election for the Nazi Party when it became the second largest party in the Reichstag?
September 1930
What measures to establish a one party state were all taken in 1933?
Four
- Reichstag Fire Decree Feb
- The Enabling Law March
- Establishment of the Propaganda Ministry March
- Concordat with the Catholic Church July
How many individuals served as Weimar Chancellors between February 1919 and December 1932?
12
The 1881 Reichstag elections were a…
Defeat for Bismarck’s political allies
When did the SPD become the largest party in the Kaissereich?
1912
What were the results of the 1907 Hotentot election?
SPD seats halved and Bulow block was established
When was the Eulenberg scandal?
1908
When was Caprivi’s chancellorship?
1890-1894
When was Bulow’s chancellorship
1900-1909
When was Bethmann Hollweg’s chancellorship?
1909-1917
When did Willy Brandt become leader of the SPD?
August 1960
Who was the spy that brought down Brandt’s government?
Gunter Guillaume (1973)
The FPD chancellors
Adenauer 1948-1963
Erhard 1963-1966
Kiesinger 1966-1969
Willy Brandt1969-1974
Schmidt 1974-1982
Kohl 1982- 1998
