Examine any three inherent defects in the Weimar Constitution. OR “Politically the Weimar was a fragile Republic”. Explain this statement.

Examine any three inherent defects in the Weimar Constitution. 

OR 

“Politically the Weimar was a fragile Republic”. Explain this statement.

Ans.

The Weimar Constitution had the following inherent defects :

(i) It was based on proportional representation, which made achieving a majority by one party virtually impossible. Only coalition governments ruled.

(ii) Existence of Article 48 in the Constitution, which gave the President the power to impose emergency, suspend civil rights and rule by decree.

(iii) Due to 20 different coalition governments being formed in 14 years, people lost confidence in the democratic parliamentary system, as it offered no solutions to their problems.