Weimar Republic

• Structure of Weimar Republic

  • President gets elected every 7 years
  • The President gets to pick key ministers such as Chancellor
  • Using Article 48, the President could overrule the government and make laws by decree.
  • Beneath the President was the government, the Cabinet made political decisions. The Chancellor led the Cabinet.
• Parliament

  • Beneath the government was parliament, it was formed by the Reichstag and Reichsrat.
  • Parties are given 'proportional representation'.
  • The Reichstag and Reichsrat were elected every 4 years
  • The Reichstag is more powerful and controls tax
  • The Reichsrat represents each region of Germany
• Electorate

  Beneath the parliament was the electorate

  Women and men over 20 has the right to vote in the election.
• Who drew up the Weimar Constitution and what was his religion?

  Hugo Preuss, Judaism