The Weimar Constitution
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- Created on: 04-03-22 10:08
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- The Weimar Constitution
- The president was directly elected by universal franchise; he chose the chancellor and could declare a state of emergency
- The Reichsrat was the upper house, where individual states were represented
- The Reichstag was the lower house, elected by universal franchise and on the basis of proportional representation
- This system allowed many small parties to gain representation and meant that governments were coalitions, which were subject to frequent change
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