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This law simply sums up the whole constitution that in fact the laws of the Reich governs all the states of the nation making it united, being subjected to one common constitution. From other articles one will notice that from almost every aspect of Germany from the states to international affairs there are articles to serve as direction and guide lines for execution. This article also gives state authorities the authority to up hold Reich laws, with no respect to any other power. I chose this Article because it showed commonalities with the US governmental and constitutional system.
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This means that the home of a person is in a way their safe haven and not to be subjected to violation. But there are exceptions when the law allows. This was interesting because the Nazi looted and raided Jewish homes though they were German citizen, their home was no asylum for themselves or their families. I chose this Article because all do agree that Nazi Germany was a violation of human rights and even its own constitutional rights made for the citizens. I wonder how many Jewish lawyers at the time self bitter due to the nullification of such a right.
1) What are some of the advantages and disadvantages of proportional representation?
Proportional representation means that legislative seats are given based on the number of votes won by voters. this type of voting lets the election less dependent and responsive to local votes but it also eliminate the idea of wasted votes. Also this method of voting allots for multiple political parties running and increases the chance of a minority group winning.
2) What were the leading causes of the decline of the Weimar Republic?
The lack of support, inflation and the great depression.
3) What is hyperinflation?
Hyperinflation is extreme price increase due to the decrease in monetary value.
4) How would you judge the Weimar Constitution as compared to the American Constitution?
I would say overall they are similar, they had the people in mind though the laws seem to control all lot and there is all lot more articles than the american constitution. One thing is that the German constitution is very specific whereas the American constitution is very broad.
I like your summaries especially article 115, the first thing that came to me was that, if the people homes were suppose to be a safe haven, why did the Nazi intrude in jews homes without proper documentations(warrant), but then the article did say they were expectations.
ReplyDeleteArticle 115 in very powerful in proving the right of safe haven in their homes for every citizen of Germany. However, after the rise of the Nazi party, all such laws were suspended and Adolf Hitler bacame the new leader who ruled Germany with an iron fist. The Jewish people were his primary targets and his government were responsible for the death of millions of Jewish people.
ReplyDeleteIn article 115 says Germans homes are inviolable. But as you say the Nazis just raided Germans family homes, we can clearly see that even if a law is written the ones to most likely break this rule are the same official of the country. Sad but true
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