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Constitution of the German Reich
The Weimar Constitution in booklet form. Article 148 of the Constitution required that each school student receive a copy of the Constitution at the time of their graduation.
Overview
Original title
Die Verfassung des Deutschen Reichs
Jurisdiction
Weimar Republic (1919–1933) Nazi Germany (1933–1945, de jure only) Allied-occupied Germany (1945–1949, de jure only)
Ratified
11 August 1919
Date effective
14 August 1919
System
Federal semi-presidential republic (1919–1930) de jure till 1945 Federal authoritarian presidential republic under a Parliamentary System (1930–1933) Unitary Nazi one-party fascist totalitarian dictatorship (1933–1945) de facto
West Germany: 23 May 1949 (except Articles Nos. 136–139 and 141) East Germany: 7 October 1949
Supersedes
Constitution of the German Empire
Full text
Weimar constitution at Wikisource
Die Verfassung des Deutschen Reichs at German Wikisource
The Constitution of the German Reich (German: Die Verfassung des Deutschen Reichs), usually known as the Weimar Constitution (Weimarer Verfassung), was the constitution that governed Germany during the Weimar Republic era (1919–1933). The constitution declared Germany to be a democratic parliamentary republic with a legislature elected under proportional representation. Universal suffrage was established, with a minimum voting age of 20. The constitution technically remained in effect throughout the Nazi era from 1933 to 1945 as well as during the Allied occupation of Germany from 1945 to 1949, though practically it had been repealed by the Enabling Act of 1933 and thus its various provisions and protections went unenforced for the duration of Nazi rule, and after World War II, the power of the Allied Control Council and four occupying powers once again stood above the provisions of the constitution.
The constitution's title was the same as the Constitution of the German Empire that preceded it. The German state's official name was German Reich (German: Deutsches Reich) until the adoption of the Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany and the Constitution of the German Democratic Republic in 1949.
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Global Information
West Germany: 23 May 1949 (except Articles Nos. 136–139 and 141)
East Germany: 7 October 1949
Weimar constitution at Wikisource