POLITICS Flashcards
1
Q
“Basic Law”
A
constitution of FRG
2
Q
Article 20
A
affirms democratic nature of West Germany
3
Q
Article 21
A
parties need 5% of vote to gain a seat (1953)
any party gaining less was barred
4
Q
Why was Article 21 implemented?
A
- small parties more likely to be extremist
- could be excluded from Bundestag
5
Q
Why did KPD not do well in elections?
A
West Germans did not like GDR
Communists later banned under article 21
6
Q
Left-wing may have left…
A
- bitter
- communists suffered the most in resistance to Hitler
