Weimar Constitution and NA Flashcards
When was the 1st National Constituent assembly election
January 1919
What was the election turn out in the NA election
83%
When % did pro-democratic parties achieve in NA election
76%
Who was the largest party in the NA election and what % of the vote did they achieve
SPD 38%
Who were the 3 main pro-democratic parties who achieved the most votes and formed the Weimar coalition
SPD, ZP and DDP
What did the Weimar Constitution make Germany
a democratic republic with a federal structure
What made Germany have a federal structure?
it’s 17 Lander (regional states) with local powers
Name the X4 Presidential Powers
appoint and dismiss the Chancellor
can dissolve the Reichstag + call new elections
can rule by decree (Article 48)
Supreme commander of the armed forces
Name the X2 houses of German parliament
Reichstag and Reichstrat
In the NA election of 1919 what was introduced
Universal suffrage for all over 20
women now had a vote
In the Reichstag there was 1 member for every how many votes
60,000
How was the Reichstag elected?
proportional representation
What did the Reichstag have the right to do?
overturn any decree under Article 48
Who was the Reichstrat made up of
Representatives from the 17 Lander
The judiciary were bias towards the right - what % of right wing assassins were found guilt
8%
