WORLD HISTORY

INTER WAR YEARS 1919 TO 1939

NAZISM IN GERMANY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What was the voting age in the Weimar constitution?
A
16
B
18
C
20
D
25
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The constitution declared Germany to be a democratic parliamentary republic with a legislature elected under proportional representation. Universal suffrage was established, with a minimum voting age of 20.

Detailed explanation-2: -On 19 January 1919, a constituent assembly was formed for Germany. It drafted a new constitution known as the “Weimar Constitution” on 10 August 1919. This led to democratic rule in Germany.

Detailed explanation-3: -Electoral system. Each voter had one vote, which was cast on an electoral district ballot. The number of seats was determined by proportional representation.

Detailed explanation-4: -All adults over the age of twenty could vote. The voting system used was Proportional Representation, a fair system in which parties gain seats in proportion to the number of votes cast for them. This system was used to elect the president and the Reichstag .

Detailed explanation-5: -On August 11, 1919, Friedrich Ebert, a member of the Social Democratic Party and the provisional president of the German Reichstag (government), signs a new constitution, known as the Weimar Constitution, into law, officially creating the first parliamentary democracy in Germany.

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