Question

What were the inherent defects in the weimar constitution

Answer 1

i) The inherent defects in the constitution made it vulnerable to dictatorship.
ii) The system of proportional representation made achieving a majority by any one party an impossible task and led to coalitions.
iii) Article 48 gave the President power to impose emergency, suspend civil rights and rule by decree.
iv) The system led to formation of twenty different cabinets for the duration of Weimar republic and gradually eroded the confidence of people in democratic means.

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.