Question

The Weimar constitution had some inherent defects.” Explain.

Answer 1

⇒it was politically fragile because it was not well received by its own people itself

people didn't accept weimar as they were upset about the peace treaty

 of versailles

⇒second weimar carried a national humiliation as the people was not happy with the defeat of germany in first word war

⇒weimar republic didn't offer any solution to the problems in germany. they were idle when germany was hit by the great economic depression

Answer 2

Answer:

The weimar constitution had some inherent defects, which made the government weak and unstable and vulnerable to dictatorship. The defects were:

1) Proportional representation: it became possible for any one political party to achieve a majority, leading to coalition government.

2) Article 48: it give the president the power to impose emergency, suspend civil rights and rule by decree.

Within a short period Weimar Republic start twenty different cabinets lasting 239 days on an average. People no longer had faith in the democratic parliamentary system.