Structure of the Weimar Republic - WR Flashcards
What is the Weimar Republic?
A new name for the democracy Germany became.
What is a majority?
A majority is where a party has more than 1/2 the seats in the government.
Who was ‘Head of State’ in the Weimar Republic?
The President.
What was the role of the President?
They chose the Chancellor and could suspend the Weimar constitution and pass laws by decree.
How often was the President elected and by who?
They were elected by the people every 7 years.
Who made up the government in the Weimar Republic?
The Chancellor and the Cabinet.
What could the Chancellor do?
Choose all government ministers.
What is the Cabinet?
The main decision-making body of the government.
Who made up The Parliament?
The Reichstag and the Reichsrat.
Which part of The Parliament was more powerful?
The Reichstag.
What could the Reichstag do?
Control taxation.
How often were members of the Reichstag elected and by who?
The members of the Reichstag were directly elected by the people at least once every 4 years.
What did the Reichsrat represent?
Each region of Germany.
(They each sent a certain amount of representatives, depending on its size).
What did the Reichsrat represent?
Each region of Germany.
(They each sent a certain amount of representatives, depending on its size).
What were the strengths of the Weimar government?
Women were able to vote.
Voting age reduced from 25 to 21.
No one group or person could have too much power.
Central government was more powerful than before, but the local government still retained power in the regions.
The Reichsrat could regulate the power of the Reichstag by delaying new laws.
