the weimar government
constitution
president - head of state
would be voted for every 7 years by mean and women over 20
would appoint and dismiss ministers and could solve the reichstag as well as call new elections
was the commander of the armed forces
could rule by a decree in emergency situation article 48
chancellor
appointed by the president
had to have support of at least half the reichstag
could propose new laws to the riech stag
reichstrat
made up of 67 representative from 17 states
each state would be represente din proportion to its population ,but none could have over 40% of seats
could provide advice on laws ,but could bee outvoted by the Reichstag
the Reichstag
elected by all Germans over 20 every 4 years through proportional representation
chancellor and ministers were responsible to the Reichstag
voted on the budget
new laws had to originate from the Reichstag and would require a majority of the reichstag to pass a law
election results
1919
USPD 22
1920
USDP 83
SPD 163
SPD 103
DDP 75
DDP 39
Zentrum 91
zentrum 64
DVP 19
DVP 71
KDP 0
KDP 4
pro republican parties
SPD
DDP
Zentrum
involvement of Stresemann
timeline
august 2023: Stresemann is chancellor
september 1923: passive resistance is called off
november 1923: Stressemens government falls ,but he becomes the foreign minister
April 1924: dawes plan reorganises reparations in germany favour(As well as Germany start taking loans from America)
October 1925: locarno conference(Germany accept the western borders)
september 1926: Germany join the league of nations
would bring in the rentenmark
presisdents
Ebert
Hindenburg
won in the second round of the presidential elections with 48.3 percent of the vote
was known for his military leadership in the first world war
held strong nationalist views
disliked democracy
he would uphold his position despite his disliking to the regime
this helped with right wing opinions towards democracy in general
1924
may
december
KDP 62
SPD 100
DDP 28
Zentrum 81
DVP 45
DNVP 95
Nazi 32
KDP 45
SPD 131
DDP 32
Zentrum 88
DVP 51
DNVP 103
Nazi 14
1928
KDP 54
SPD 153
DDP 25
Zentrum 78
DVP 45
DNVP 73
Nazi 12
extremism
1918 - 1924
1924 - 1929