Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Weaknesses of the Weimar Government
- Proportional Representation
- This resulted in dozens of parties, with no
part strong enough to get a majority and
therefore no laws were being passed.
- Article 48
- Created a back door for a power-hungry person to
take power legally and run Germany independently
for as long ss they wanted I fhty ewere elected first.
- Meant the Government could
become a dictatorship.
- Presidential Power
- Supreme Commander of the Army and could control
Germany under article 48