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Flashcards by Aimee Vickers, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Aimee Vickers
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| Question | Answer |
| Who drafted the constitution? | Politician, Hugo Preuss, drafted the constitution which was later signed by President Ebert on 11th August, 1919. |
| Who ran the local governments? | The local governments were ran by 18 regions of Germany which kept local parliaments. |
| What was the dominant house of the German Parliament? | The Reichstag became the dominant house of the new German parliament and controlled taxation. Was elected every 4 years and all men and women over 20 could vote through a system of proportional representation. |
| What was the upper house of the German Parliament? | The Reichrat became the upper house of the new German parliament. Members were sent by each local region. Could delay laws unless overruled by a 2/3 majority of the Reichstag. |
| The President | Head of state and elected every 7 years. Took no part in day to day government. Chose the chancellor. Could dismiss the Reichstag, call new elections and control the army. |
| Article 48 | The President could suspend the constitution and pass laws by decree. |
| Strengths | Made Germany more democratic. More people voted and there was a general election every 4 years. Power was shared between the chancellor and the president so no single group or person had total power. |
| Weaknesses of proportional representation | Proportional representation meant that even a party with a small number of votes gained seats in the Reichstag increasing instability of government. |
| Who was the president? | Frederich Ebert |
| Who didn't support the constitution? | Extremist parties and moderate Germans feared the system was too weak leading to a growth in the support for extremist parties like the communists or far right. |
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