aug 1, 1919 - Weimar constitution

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-Article 17: universal + secret suffrage, & proportional representation (seen as a major weakness in Weimar system: difficult for parties to form long-term stable governments, failure of parties to make system work)

-Article 48: president could rule by emergency decree in dire circumstances - justified in turmoil following founding of Weimar Republic (after March 1930 Germany was run by emergency decree - authoritarian)

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