The Origins of WR The National Assembly met in Feb 1919 in Weimar to decide how Germany would now be led. They took 6 months to create the Weimar Republic, which would be governed by the Weimar Constitution. It was a genuine attempt to create a perfect democratic country. Task: Read through the information and complete a diagram of how the government worked. Task: Read through the information and colour code it into strengths and weaknesses of the Weimar Republic. The Voting Age was reduced to 20 The system prevented one party The President was elected by the and women were able to vote as getting the majority, which then people. They had the power to well as men. led to a lack of clear policies. choose the Chancellor and if needed could dismiss the Reichstag. The only way governments trial be Central government now had more This system meant even small formed was by coalition (joining power. Also, each of the 18 parties had a fair chance of seats in together) but this often fell apart. provinces of Germany kept their the Reichstag. This meant one own local government. party could not have too much power. The Chancellor decided which laws The new government had relied on In an emergency the President did should be passed, but only after the power of the army to crush not need the agreement of the they had been approved by the rebellions against the new Reichstag and could issue a ‘decree’ Reichstag and Reichsrat. Republic. to pass a law rather than relying on votes. The Communists and Nationalists Strengths Weaknesses democracy and the new
The Origins of WR The National Assembly met in Feb 1919 in Weimar to decide how Germany would now be led. They took 6 months to create the Weimar Republic, which would be governed by the Weimar Constitution. It was a genuine attempt to create a perfect democratic country. Task: Read through the information and complete a diagram of how the government worked. Task: Read through the information and colour code it into strengths and weaknesses of the Weimar Republic. The Voting Age was reduced to 20 and women were able to vote as well as men. The system prevented one party getting the majority, which then led to a lack of clear policies. The President was elected by the people. They had the power to choose the Chancellor and if needed could dismiss the Reichstag. The only way governments be formed was by coalition (joining together) but this often fell apart. Central government now had more power. Also, each of the 18 provinces of Germany kept their own local government. This system meant even small parties had a fair chance of seats in the Reichstag. This meant one party could not have too much power. The Chancellor decided which laws should be passed, but only after they had been approved by the Reichstag and Reichsrat. The new government had relied on the power of the army to crush rebellions against the new Republic. In an emergency the President did not need the agreement of the Reichstag and could issue a ‘decree’ to pass a law rather than relying on votes. The Communists and Nationalists democracy and the new Strengths Weaknesses trial
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