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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linked to: Weimar Constitution
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linked to: Weimar Constitution
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linked to: Weimar Constitution
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linked to: Weimar Constitution
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linked to: Weimar Constitution
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linked to: Weimar Constitution
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linked to: Weimar Constitution
Article 48 partOf Weimar Constitution
Article 48 category Weimar Republic law
linked to: Weimar Constitution
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linked to: Weimar Constitution
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