INTER WAR YEARS 1919 TO 1939
NAZISM IN GERMANY
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Very hard to make decisions due to proportional representation, the president could use article 48
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Article 58 meant the president could suspend the Reichstag and pass any laws
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It was more democratic and meant decisions couldn’t be reached
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It was unpopular
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Detailed explanation-1: -Proportional representation-Each party got the same percentage of seats in parliament as the percentage of votes it received in an election. This meant there were lots of small parties in parliament making it difficult to pass laws and led to weak and often short-lived governments.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Significance of Article 48 Article 48 did not solely bring about the collapse of the Weimar Republic but it drastically weakened a system already operating under extreme tension. Rather than a solution for national emergencies, it became a crutch for authoritarian elites to resume ruling by decree.
Detailed explanation-3: -Article 48 gave the president the powers to impose emergency i.e., the right to suspend civil rights and rule by decree. This was usually done when there was a threat to the safety and stability of the country and would take effect, say, in case of a war or an attack on the parliament.
Detailed explanation-4: -Article 48 of the constitution of the Weimar Republic of Germany (1919–1933) allowed the President, under certain circumstances, to take emergency measures without the prior consent of the Reichstag. This power was understood to include the promulgation of “emergency decrees".