weimar republic Flashcards
what kind of government was the weimar gov
coalition
why did the assembly stop meeting in berlin
was too dangerous
why was a coalition formed after jan elections
no single party had a majority
who did the assembly choose to be president
friedrich ebert
what party did ebert belong to
spd (social democratic party)
who did ebert ask for to be chancellor
scheidermann
what party did scheidermann belong to
spd
what two parties was a coalition formed with
zp
ddp
how many years need to pass before electing a president
7
who was the supreme commander of the army
the president
who got to call and dismiss elections
president
the weimar constitution was d___
democratic
who could vote
men and women over 20
who chose the chancellor
president
who’s support did the chancellor need
the reichstags
what was article 48
the president could declare emergency and keep chancellor without reichstag support
how many years did it need for to pass for the reichstag to be elected
4
could the reichstag pass laws
yes
what was proportional representation
number of seats based on number of votes
why was the army a weakness for the weimar republic
the army challenged them
why did the army challenge the weimar rep
they wanted the kaiser back for support
what was a disadvantage of article 48
the president could abuse it
why was civil service and judiciary a challenge
they did not agree with weimar’s political views and sided with right wingers
why was proportional representation a weakness (2 reasons)
produced a large number of parties
political stability difficult
why was the weimar republic unpopular
not the choice of the people
