Government/Politics

• What was the Weimar?

  A democracy
• How often did people vote?

  Every 4 years
• Who could vote?


  Men and Women over 20
• What was the biggest party?


  SPD
• What were other parties?

  Communists (KPD)

  Nazi Party (NSPD)
• What is proportional representation?

  1 seat for 60000 votes
• What was the biggest power of the Chancellor?

  Article 48
• What could you do with Article 48?


  Override and create laws without anyone's permission
• What problems did the Weimar present?

  Too many parties (no decisions can be made) and Article 48 overrides democracy
• What were the benefits of the Weimar?

  More equality between genders, economic growth, and a golden age of culture.
• Who were the Weimars Chancellors?

  Gustav Stresemann (1923-1929)

  Heinrich Brüning (1930-1932

  Franz von Papen (1932-1933)
• Who were the two Weimar presidents before Hitler?

  Friedrich Ebert (1919-1925)

  Paul von Hindenburg (1925-1934)
• Ebert is a member of the SPD party
• Everyone over 20 could vote
• They had to meet in a town called weimar because berlin was too dangerous