The continuity of traditional institutions. Flashcards
1
Q
What did the Weimar constitution take no action to reform?
A
Old traditional institutions of Imperial Germany.
2
Q
What was the civil service like?
A
Professional, but had old fashioned conservative values of Imperial Germany.
3
Q
What was the Judiciary like?
A
They had traditional independence under the Weimar Constitution.
4
Q
How were the Judiciary biased?
A
They favoured the extreme right, but condemned the extreme left.
5
Q
What was the army like?
A
They had great status and many generals linked with Prussian landowners.
6
Q
Who were the army not sympathetic towards?
A
Democratic Germany.
7
Q
What were universities sympathetic towards?
A
Old political ideas and rules
