Weimar Constitution

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The Weimar Constitution was the democratic constitution that governed Germany’s Weimar Republic from 1919 to 1933, establishing a federal parliamentary system that ultimately proved vulnerable to authoritarian takeover.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitution ⓘ
fundamental law ⓘ
allowedInstrument popular initiative ⓘ
referendum ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Constitution of the German Reich (1919) ⓘ
linked to: Weimar Constitution

Weimarer Reichsverfassung ⓘ
linked to: Weimar Constitution
appliedIn Weimar Republic ⓘ
Article 48GrantedPower emergency decrees by the President ⓘ
articleNumber 181 ⓘ
cameIntoForceOn 14 August 1919 ⓘ
contributedToEvent rise of National Socialism through constitutional weaknesses ⓘ
country Germany ⓘ
definedStateName Deutsches Reich ⓘ
linked to: German Empire
draftedByBody Weimar National Assembly ⓘ
draftingLocation Weimar ⓘ
economicPolicyPrinciple social obligation of property ⓘ
endTime 1933 ⓘ
governmentFormEstablished federal republic ⓘ
parliamentary democracy ⓘ
grantedRight women's suffrage in Germany ⓘ
headOfGovernmentOfficeCreated Reich Chancellor ⓘ
headOfStateOfficeCreated President of the Reich ⓘ
historicalPeriod interwar period ⓘ
historicalSignificance first fully democratic constitution of Germany ⓘ
includedProvision civil liberties ⓘ
freedom of assembly ⓘ
freedom of religion ⓘ
freedom of speech ⓘ
labor protection ⓘ
social rights ⓘ
welfare state principles ⓘ
keyArticle Article 48 ⓘ
language German ⓘ
legislatureCreated Reichstag ⓘ
precededBy Constitution of the German Empire ⓘ
promulgatedBy Friedrich Ebert ⓘ
promulgatedByOffice President of the Reich ⓘ
ratifiedOn 11 August 1919 ⓘ
religionPolicy guaranteed freedom of belief ⓘ
separation of church and state ⓘ
replacedBy Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany ⓘ
startTime 1919 ⓘ
suffrageType universal suffrage ⓘ
suspendedDeFactoBy Reichstag Fire Decree ⓘ
territorialStructure federal states (Länder) ⓘ
underminedBy Enabling Act of 1933 ⓘ
upperHouseCreated Reichsrat ⓘ
votingAge 20 ⓘ
votingSystemForReichstag proportional representation ⓘ
vulnerability enabled authoritarian rule through emergency powers ⓘ

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March Constitution of 1921 → inspiredBy → Weimar Constitution ⓘ
Constitution of India → inspiredBy → Weimar Constitution ⓘ
Weimar Republic → constitution → Weimar Constitution ⓘ
Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany → inspiredBy → Weimar Constitution ⓘ
subject linked to: Basic Law
Parliamentary Council → influencedBy → Weimar Constitution ⓘ
Constitution of Italy → influencedBy → Weimar Constitution ⓘ
Flag of the Weimar Republic → legalBasis → Weimar Constitution ⓘ
Weimar Constitution → alsoKnownAs → Constitution of the German Reich (1919) ⓘ
linked to: Weimar Constitution
Weimar Constitution → alsoKnownAs → Weimarer Reichsverfassung ⓘ
linked to: Weimar Constitution
German federal election campaign of March 1933 → legalFramework → Weimar Constitution under emergency rule ⓘ
linked to: Weimar Constitution
German federal election, July 1932 → legalBasisForEmergencyRule → Article 48 of the Weimar Constitution ⓘ
linked to: Weimar Constitution
Constitution of 1931 → influencedBy → Weimar Constitution ⓘ
Constitution of the Irish Free State → influencedBy → Weimar Constitution (in aspects of proportional representation) ⓘ
linked to: Weimar Constitution
Czechoslovak constitution of 1920 → inspiredBy → Weimar Constitution ⓘ
German Democratic Party → supported → Weimar Constitution ⓘ
Weimar National Assembly → adoptedDocument → Weimar Constitution ⓘ
Reichsrat of the Weimar Republic → establishedBy → Weimar Constitution ⓘ
Concordat between the Holy See and Bavaria (1924) → relatedTo → Weimar Constitution church–state provisions ⓘ
linked to: Weimar Constitution
President of the Reich → establishedBy → Weimar Constitution ⓘ
President of the Reich → legalBasis → Weimar Constitution of 11 August 1919 ⓘ
linked to: Weimar Constitution
Article 48 → partOf → Weimar Constitution ⓘ
Article 48 → category → Weimar Republic law ⓘ
linked to: Weimar Constitution
DNVP → opposed → Weimar Constitution ⓘ
Reich Chancellor → legalBasis → Weimar Constitution ⓘ
Reich Minister of the Interior → legalBasis → Reich constitution ⓘ
linked to: Weimar Constitution
Reich Minister of the Interior → legalBasis → Weimar Constitution ⓘ
Weimar coalition → supported → Weimar Constitution ⓘ
Basic Law of 1949 → predecessor → Weimar Constitution ⓘ
Basic Law of 1949 → influencedBy → Weimar Constitution ⓘ
German federal election, May 1924 → legalBasis → Weimar Constitution ⓘ
Spanish Constitution of 1931 → influencedBy → Weimar Constitution ⓘ
French Third Republic constitution → influenced → Weimar Constitution ⓘ
Satversme → influencedBy → Weimar Constitution ⓘ
Nationalversammlung (Weimarer Nationalversammlung) → legislated → Weimar Constitution ⓘ
subject linked to: Nationalversammlung
Nationalversammlung (Weimarer Nationalversammlung) → ratifiedDocument → Weimar Constitution ⓘ
subject linked to: Nationalversammlung
DDP → supported → Weimar Constitution ⓘ
Reichswehrminister → legalBasis → Weimar Constitution ⓘ