Question

write any five demerits of weimar republic in Germany

Answer 1

•The Weimar institution had some defects which made it vulnerable to dictatorship.

.•Proportional representation made it impossible to achieve a majority by any one party, leading to a coalition rule.

•Article 48 gave the President powers to impose emergency, suspend civil rights and rule by decree.

•Weimar Republic saw 20 different cabinets lasting an average 239 days and a liberal use of Article 48.

•People lost confidence in the democratic parliamentary system which seemed to offer no solutions.