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The 1949 constitution had declared Germany a "democratic republic", whereas the new one described East Germany as a "socialist state of the German nation". [19] Under the old constitution, power derived from "the people", while Article 2 of the new Constitution stated that power emanated from "the worker in city and country".
North German Constitution (1867) Constitution of the German Confederation (1871) Constitution of the German Empire (1871) Weimar Constitution (1919) Constitution of Prussia (1920) Reichstag Fire Decree (1933) Enabling Act (1933) First Constitution of East Germany (1949) Second Constitution of East Germany (1968) Hawaii. Constitution of the ...
The Council of Ministers (Ministerrat der DDR) was the government of East Germany and the highest organ of the state apparatus. Its position in the system of government and its functions and tasks were specified in the Constitution as amended in 1974 as well as in the "Law on the Council of Ministers of the German Democratic Republic" of October 1972.
The official name was Deutsche Demokratische Republik ('German Democratic Republic'), usually abbreviated to DDR (GDR). Both terms were used in East Germany, with increasing usage of the abbreviated form, especially since East Germany considered West Germans and West Berliners to be foreigners following the promulgation of its second constitution in 1968.
The law of Germany (German: Recht Deutschlands), that being the modern German legal system (German: deutsches Rechtssystem), is a system of civil law which is founded on the principles laid out by the Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany, though many of the most important laws, for example most regulations of the civil code (Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch, or BGB) were developed prior to ...
East Germany: 1947–1949: Convened by the Socialist Unity Party of Germany and adopted the Constitution of East Germany to take effect in Soviet-occupied eastern Germany: Parlamentarischer Rat West Germany: 1949: Adopted the Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany to take effect in the Western Allied zones of occupation. Israeli ...
A constitutional referendum was held in East Germany on 6 April 1968. [1] The new constitution was approved by 96.4% of voters, with turnout reported to be 98.1%, [2] and came into force on 9 April. [3]
Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Pages in category "Constitutions of Germany" ... Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany; C. Constitution of Prussia ...