The Weimar Republic

• How was the Weimar Republic set up

  Representative democracy
• What were the strengths of the Weimar republic

  Genuine democracy which gave all people over 20 the right to vote

  The power of the Reichstag which made all of the laws

  The bill of rights which guaranteed rights to ordinary Germans
• What were the weaknesses of the Weimar Republic

  Proportional representation which allowed lots of small parties to gain seats, made it difficult to pass laws

  Article 48 which gave president power to pass acts without the Reichstag's approval, nicknamed the suicide clause

  Coalition governments which never gave Germany a stable and strong government