Question

______________ gave the President of the Weimar Republic powers to impose emergency.

• A. Article 45
• B. Article 46
• C. Article 47
• D. Article 48

Answer 1

The correct option is D Article 48

Article 48 of the Weimar Republic Constitution gave its President the power to impose emergency - i.e., to suspend civil rights and to rule with an iron fist. By abusing this article, the Weimar Republic saw 20 different cabinets lasting an average of 239 days. This added to the discontentment of the people with the democratic parliamentary form of government, making the country vulnerable to dictatorship.