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What rights did the Weimar Constitution give to German citizens?
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∙ 7y ago
There were a number of basic rights that were granted to the German people. Some of them include public safety, equality of everyone under the law, abolition of class privileges, freedom of speech and so much more.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 7y agoThe Weimar Constitution, signed on August 11, 1919 set up Germany's first parliamentary democracy. Prior to this, Germany was a Dictatorship. At the end of WWI this enabled Germany to sign an armistice with the allies. There were two sets of fundamental rights - one for Germans that guaranteed assembly, association and abode. For non-citizens, the rights the live there and work were limited. The constitution also included Article 48, which allowed leaders to suspend the rights at will. Many of the laws passed around the time of Hitler were enabled by this article.
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What part of constitution protects citizens rights?
They have to be flexible.
How does the bill of rights differ from the articles of the constitution?
The B of R deals with individual rights of citizens. The Constitution is the Law of the Land.
What provide protection for citizens' basic rights and freedoms?
The Bill of Rights of the Constitution provides basic rights and freedomes for citizens, but only so far as the government follows and upholds them.
What was added to the Constitution in order to protect citizens' rights from action of the national government?
Bill of rights!
What were the two ideas the Constitution attempted to balance?
States rights versus federal rights , and individual rights for citizens versus protecting all the citizens under the law of the land.
In germany what are the citizens rights?
Under the German constitution citizens have equal rights. These rights includes right to vote. Freedom of movement is also included in this rights.
What word describes the rights of citizens?
Constitution Constitution bill of rights
The basic rights of citizens are guaranteed by?
The Constitution
What is the purpous of the constitution?
to protect the rights of citizens
What part of constitution protects citizens rights?
They have to be flexible.
Which portion of a constitution safeguards the individual rights of citizens?
bill of rights
When the Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution in 1791 which goal of the Preamble to the Constitution did it meet?
It protected the citizens rights.
What papers describe a citizens rights?
There are different documents and papers that describe a citizens rights. The best document to find such rights is the constitution.
How did the framers try to protect the rights of citizens of the constitution?
They added the Bill of Rights in order to guarantee the basic rights of all citizens.
Can the constitution be used for explaining citizens rights?
Yes. The constitution contains the Bill of Rights which are the first 10 amendments.
What does it mean to be an American citizen in view of the history of rights and the Federal Constitution of US?
The US constitution confers no rights to Americans as citizens. It does however, do so for US citizens.
How does the bill of rights differ from the articles of the constitution?
The B of R deals with individual rights of citizens. The Constitution is the Law of the Land.
