weimar republic

Question 1

what kind of government was the weimar gov

Answer 1

coalition

Question 2

why did the assembly stop meeting in berlin

Answer 2

was too dangerous

Question 3

why was a coalition formed after jan elections

Answer 3

no single party had a majority

Question 4

who did the assembly choose to be president

Answer 4

friedrich ebert

Question 5

what party did ebert belong to

Answer 5

spd (social democratic party)

Question 6

who did ebert ask for to be chancellor

Answer 6

scheidermann

Question 7

what party did scheidermann belong to

Answer 7

spd

Question 8

what two parties was a coalition formed with

Answer 8

zp
ddp

Question 9

how many years need to pass before electing a president

Answer 9

7

Question 10

who was the supreme commander of the army

Answer 10

the president

Question 11

who got to call and dismiss elections

Answer 11

president

Question 12

the weimar constitution was d___

Answer 12

democratic

Question 13

who could vote

Answer 13

men and women over 20

Question 14

who chose the chancellor

Answer 14

president

Question 15

who’s support did the chancellor need

Answer 15

the reichstags

Question 16

what was article 48

Answer 16

the president could declare emergency and keep chancellor without reichstag support

Question 17

how many years did it need for to pass for the reichstag to be elected

Answer 17

4

Question 18

could the reichstag pass laws

Answer 18

yes

Question 19

what was proportional representation

Answer 19

number of seats based on number of votes

Question 20

why was the army a weakness for the weimar republic

Answer 20

the army challenged them

Question 21

why did the army challenge the weimar rep

Answer 21

they wanted the kaiser back for support

Question 22

what was a disadvantage of article 48

Answer 22

the president could abuse it

Question 23

why was civil service and judiciary a challenge

Answer 23

they did not agree with weimar’s political views and sided with right wingers

Question 24

why was proportional representation a weakness (2 reasons)

Answer 24

produced a large number of parties
political stability difficult

Question 25

why was the weimar republic unpopular

Answer 25

not the choice of the people