Weekly Review 1 Flashcards
When was the Weimar Republic’s first General Election?
19 January 1919
What percentage of people voted in the Weimar Republic’s first General Election?
82.7%
Who led the Spartacists?
Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg
When was the Spartacist uprising in Berlin?
January 1919
How many politicians were killed from 1919 to 1922?
376
How many politicians were killed by right wing extremists from 1919 to 1922?
356
Which political parties was the first coalition in the
Weimar Republic between?
SPD, Centre Party and German Democratic Party
What emergency power could the President have?
Article 48 with the chancellor’s permission
How was the Reichstag chosen?
secret ballot election every 4 years, 1 seat per 60,000 votes
How many different Laender were there?
18 regions
How was the Reichsrat chosen?
members sent by Laender, 1 for every 70,000 people
What circumstance means the Reichsrat cannot veto a law?
if the Reichstag gets a majority greater than 2/3
What proportion of the votes did the first President Ebert get?
277 to 51
When was the Weimar Constitution passed?
July 31 1919
How many different political parties were there?
29
