Weimar Government

What is a republic?

• a country without a monarch

• part of an empire

• a type of government

• a country that is part of an empire

• I don't know yet

Who was elected president of the Weimar Republic?

• Ebert

• Hindenburg

• Himmler

• Von Papen

• I don't know yet

What is a constitution?

• list of rules about how a country should be run

• a type of government

• the way that votes are counted

• part of an empire

• I don't know yet

How often was the President elected?

• Every 7 years

• Every 5 years

• Every 4 years

• They were not elected

• I don't know yet

What group did the President control?

• army

• Reichstag

• Government

• Trade Unions

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What was Article 48?

• President could pass laws without the Reichstag in an emergency

• Britain leaving the EU

• Reichstag could pass any law

• The way that votes were counted

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How were elections for seats in the Reichstag counted?

• proportional representation

• Article 48

• constitution

• hands up

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What did the way that election votes were counted lead to for groups like the Nazis?

• less votes

• more votes

• more power

• less power

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What did freedom of speech allow ordinary people to do, which effected the government negatively?

• criticise them

• make speeches longer

• say what a good job they were doing

• allow the President to pass any laws they wanted to

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What was done about the army at this time?

• nothing

• given pay rises

• given more weapons

• asked what they wanted to do

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