The reich constitution of august 11th 1919 weimar constitution with modifications 1 the german people, united in its tribes and inspirited with the will to renew and strengthen its reich in liberty and justice, to serve peace inward and outward and to promote social progress, has adapted this constitution. It was approved by the constituent congress on 5 february 1917. The weimar constitution attempted to create a federal republic that tried to combine aspects of presidential and parliamentary systems with a commitment to social justice. Weimar constitution wikisource, the free online library. Weimar constitution of 1919 the constitution of germany drawn up by the weimar constituent assembly of 1919. The present work is aimed at describing the weimar constitution of 1919 and describe other important aspects of it, which are aimed at general aspects, the main foundations that are very momentous to take a broad view of the causes and consequences. The kaiser was in charge of the government and the army. The constitution was adopted on july 31, 1919, and became effective on aug. The constitution of the weimar republic issued in 1919, it stands as the first constitution in the world. Weimar constitution world war x wiki fandom powered by. Never formally repealed, but replaced by the basic law for the federal republic of germany in west germany on may 23, 1949 and the first constitution of the german democratic republic in east germany on october 7, 1949. Pdf the present article studies from an interdisciplinary perspective some postulates of the german constitution of 1919 in its intervening.
The weimar constitution formalized the replacement, which had taken place as a result of the november bourgeois democratic revolution, of the semiabsolutist. Interventative, modernizing and social rights aspects. The constitution of mexico, formally the political constitution of the united mexican states spanish. Excerpts from the weimar constitution facing history and. Libro nuevo o segunda mano, sinopsis, resumen y opiniones. Section 1 the weimar republic kjhdskjhv kaiser wilhelm i during the first world war of 19141918, germany was run by the kaiser king. Media in category constitution of the weimar republic the following 14 files are in this category, out of 14 total. Articles 2022 describe the nature of the reichstag and the new voting system and those eligible to vote. For a detailed discussion of the english translation of reich, see reich.
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