Perhaps the greatest danger was the weakness within the constitution gave the president, the states and the army too much power, whilst proportional voting meant that the reichstag was divided and weak. Weimarer reichsverfassung weimar republic constitution of 11 august, 1919. After the end of the weimar republic in 1933, the reichstag continued to operate, albeit sporadically, as a purely nominal legislature of nazi germany. Hugo preuss, german political thought and the weimar. Weimar germany was the name given to the period of german history from 1919 until 1933. Assembly of the empire was the lower house of the weimar republics legislature. The reich constitution of august 11th 1919 weimar constitution with modifications 1 the german people, united in its tribes and inspirited with the will to renew and strengthen its reich in liberty and justice, to serve peace inward and outward and to promote social progress, has adapted this constitution. Dr matthews gives a brief outline of the strengths and weaknesses of the constitution and a response to three key questions about this period why was there. Assess the reasons for the success and failure of the. Articles 2022 describe the nature of the reichstag and the new voting system and those eligible to vote. The constitution was adopted on july 31, 1919, and became effective on aug.
What problems did the weimar republic face from 1919 to 1929. The constitution declared germany to be a democratic parliamentary republic with a legislature elected under proportional representation. The german economy was left v weak at the end of ww1. Revolution erreicht berlin fazit forderung nach sofortiger beendigung. Excerpts from the weimar constitution facing history and. After the end of the weimar republic in 1933, the reichstag continued to operate, albeit sporadically, as a purely nominal legislature of nazi ge. Deutsche reichsverfassung, rv 1871, bundesverfassung. This article argues against that view of preuss, and against the. In 191923, extremists on both the left especially the. Weimarer republik zusammenfassung ein interaktives geschichtsvideo teste dein wissen.
Volkssouveranitat, parlamentarisch reprasentative demokratie artt. Auflage, berlin 1933 fotomechanischer nachdruck, wissenschaftliche buchgesellschaft, darmstadt 1960. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Weimar constitution of 1919 the constitution of germany drawn up by the weimar constituent assembly of 1919.
Spd verliert bei wahlen keine parlamentarische mehrheit. Dokumente zur deutschen verfassungsgeschichte, band 4. In 1919 23, extremists on both the left especially the spartacist revolt and the right. Jorgdetlef kuhne zur weimarer reichsverfassung pdf, 196kb. Weimar constitution wikisource, the free online library. Februar ernennung friedrich eberts zum reichsprasidenten koalitionsregierung weimarer koalition. Weimarer reichsverfassung, 1919 historisches lexikon bayerns. The weimar constitution attempted to create a federal republic, which tried to combine aspects of presidential and parliamentary systems with a commitment to social justice. The will of eberts first president in february 1919. Part of the austrian national librarys online law texts alex project. Theconstitutionwasdrawnupbyacommitteeheadedbyhugopreussit. It will not be less than 5 bills, on 3rd january 1919 to august 31, 1919, that the constitution was finally adopted. Assess the reasons for the success and failure of the weimar republic, 1919 1933.
Never formally repealed, but replaced by the basic law for the federal republic of germany in west germany on may 23, 1949 and the first constitution of the german democratic republic in east germany on october 7, 1949. What were the main features of the weimar constitution. It got its name from the fact that the constitution for the post war republic was drawn up at the town of weimar in south eastern germany. August 1919 verkundete erste demokratische verfassung deutschlands. The terms were harsh, particularly the reparations. The constitution was adopted on july 31, 1919, and became. The architect of the draft constitution is the democratic jurist hugo preuss, who was forced to make major concessions to the most conservative coalition. Assess the reasons for the success and failure of the weimar republic, 19191933. Basic law for the federal republic of germany in the revised version published in the federal law gazette part iii, classification number 1001, as last amended by article 1 of the act of 28 march 2019 federal law gazette i p. An unnamed german offers his views on the weimar government and its handling of the 1923 hyperinflation. The weimar constitution attempted to create a federal republic that tried to combine aspects of presidential and parliamentary systems with a commitment to social justice. It originated in the creation of the weimar constitution in 1919. Sie ist zwar in vielen punkten sehr fortschrittlich, doch sie hat viele gegner.
Of course all the little people who had small savings were wiped out. Return to main menu return to weimar and the rise of the nazis submenu this period represents the first phase of three marking the years of crisis, 19191923. The reputation of hugo preuss has been tainted by the failure of the weimar republic, whose constitution he drafted. System of government in the weimar republic elected president controlled army, administration and made emergency laws chancellor responsible to the reichstag reichstag made laws, controlled the government and foreign policy proportional representation bill of rights. The outstanding political figure of the weimar republic, gustav stresemann, was the leader of this party. The weimar constitution formalized the replacement, which had taken place as a result of the november bourgeois democratic revolution, of the semiabsolutist.