Changes introduced by the CRA 2005: Role of Lord Chancellor: The Constitutional Reform Act (CRA) 2005 introduced profound changes to the leadership of the judiciary‚ to the position of the final court of appeal and to the appointment of judges. The modern position‚ prior to the constitutional changes in 2005‚ was that the Lord Chancellor was the head of the judiciary and the most senior judge in the English court structure. But the Lord Chancellor was a political appointment made by the current serving
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dissolve the Reichstag‚ it couldn’t be dismissed indefinitely and had the right to hold elections straight after dissolution. Power of Reichstag made clear through Daily Telegraph affair 1908. Shows they had power as Bulow ended up losing his role as chancellor as he failed to censor the interview in which the Kaiser expressed desires for an alliance with Britain. Shows the Kaiser could not displease the Reichstag. Turn out of the Reichstag elections increased from 50% in 1871 to nearly 85% in 1912 –
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Authority – the word alone instills a certain type of reaction in a person; a reaction that either commands obedience or disobedience. Some people command authority through violent means while others through lawful means. Why do certain countries still have kings and queens while others are ruled by parliaments or congresses? When studying the German sociologists Max Weber and his theory of authority‚ it can be observed that there are certain types of authority and reasons in which people choose
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If only a German leader had been smart enough to spend a lot of government money‚ the rise of power of Hitler could have been avoided. Bruning “The Hunger Chancellor” was confronted by the economic crisis. Bruning responded by cutting governmental expenditure; wages and salaries. Nevertheless‚ these policies increased unemployment making him highly unpopular‚ this lead to Bruning losing support in Reichstag
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economic policy pursued by Bruning drove Germany into deeper depression The suffering caused by the depression created feelings of desperation and psychological disillusionment It gave Hitler and the Nazi Party the opportunity they had lacked SPD chancellor‚ Hermann Muller lost support and could not fund the unemployment insurance scheme Reichstag election‚ September 1930- the SPD lost votes as more people were voting for parties on the extremes Presidential election‚ March 1932 – Hindenberg’s term
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University of Berlin | Born in Schönhausen | Nationality Germany | Otto von Bismarck a very great man(nick name) IRON CHANCELLOR. AND BORN INborn on April 1‚ 1815 at SchOnhausen‚ is considered the founder of the German Empire. For nearly three decades he shaped the fortunes of Germany‚ from 1862 to 1873 as prime minister of Prussia and from 1871 to 1890 as Germany’s first Chancellor. After reading law at the Universities of Gottingen and Berlin‚ Otto von Bismarck entered Prussian service and became
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factor‚ their wives. The Tragedy of Macbeth opens directly following a battle‚ in which Macbeth has slain Macdonwald and is a triumphant hero. Star Wars also opens with a battle where Anakin and his friend and master‚ Obi-Wan Kenobi‚ rescue the Chancellor Palpatine. While Macbeth is on his way back‚ he comes upon three witches who reveal the supposed future to him. The witches say‚ “All hail‚ Macbeth! Hail to thee‚ Thane of Glamis! All hail‚ Macbeth! Hail to thee‚ Thane of Cawdor! All hail‚ Macbeth
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true power in Germany as any legislation that was proposed by the Chancellor had to be passed by them and as well as this they could stop any form of direct taxation put forward by the Imperial Government (who could only raise indirect taxes without consent) through blocking such. However‚ the Reichstag was not nearly as democratic as it initially seems: it couldn’t produce its own legislation and the only person who could‚ the Chancellor‚ couldn’t be removed by them. Similarly the Kaiser and Ministers
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Germany between the years 1918-1939? The Great Depression in 1929 was the most significant event for Germany in this time period because it affected a wide variety of people. Other significant events for Germany included Hitler being appointed as Chancellor; the work of Gustav Stresemann; the Treaty of Versailles and the spread of propaganda‚ however I think that the Great Depression was the most significant event in Germany because it completely broke Germany after all of the small problems it was
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a national outcry against militarism‚ Wilhelm condoned the action. The Reichstag was furious but Hollweg refused to side with them and supported the Kaiser and the military. This shows that the Kaiser did have personal rule as he controlled his chancellor
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