The Weimar Republic

Article 48

“Which gives the president the power to suspend civil liberties in times of crisis. This was the legal pretext the Nazis used to turn Germany into a dictatorship.”

INTERPRETATION OF PASSAGE 

The article is talking about the power that the presidents were given which made them abuse the beauty of democracy. Because they had such powers to rule and be in control of the nations finance, war and education, and can serve more than the normal four term period, the president used this as an advantage to abuse the rights of the people. They however, changed Germany into a dictatorship rather than a peaceful and a democratic country.

“Suspension of civil liberties is one form of emergency powers executed by the government when its abilities to counteract the crisis are insufficient.”

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Civil liberties are the basic rights and freedoms that give a person a precise right. Some of these rights are freedom of expression, right to life, right to vote and your right to privacy.  But due t the powers they had the Nazis used it as an advantage and denied the people of all this civil rights that helps an individual to live a complete life.

IMPORTANCE

Why I think this rights are important, is that, to every human, we need basic things in life no one will deny. Hence if people are denied these fundamental rights I mentioned above in my explanation, it makes life a living hell.  Hence I am of the view that civil rights are very important for the sustainability of an individual.

Article 146

“Public schooling has to be organized organically. Middle and high schools are based on an elementary school common for everybody. For the organization of the school system the variety of occupations, for the acceptance of a child into a school his talent and inclination, but not the economic and social position nor the religious confession of his parents is authoritative. Within the communities, at the request of Erziehungsberechtigten (legal guardian), Volksschulen (primary school) of their confession or world outlook have to be established, if this does not obstruct the regular operation of the school. The wish of those Erziehungsberechtigter has, when possible, to be considered. Further details are specified by state legislation, according to principles laid down in a Reich law.Reich, states and communities have to provide funds to allow poor children access to middle and high schools, to grant financial aid to parents, whose children are regarded, qualified for the education on middle and high schools, until their education is ended.”

 

INTERPRETATION OF PASSAGE

According to the passage, every child of a school going age should have the opportunity to attend school. Acceptance of a child into a school should not be based on the social class of the individual’s family, religion or ethical background mostly the child talent and cleverness should be taken into consideration. The middle school and high schools should be well organized so it benefits the children as they attend them.

IMPORTANCE

I believe this is an important article in the passage because education is the key to success in life and it also helps to shape an individual’s life in a positive way. Education can help a person achieve a lot of success in life jobs to help increase the standard of living of the person who got education.