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The Enabling Act was a law passed by the German Reichstag in 1933 that enabled Adolf Hitler to assume dictatorial powers.
An enabling act is a piece of legislation by which a legislative body grants an entity which depends on it (for authorization or legitimacy) for the delegation of the legislative body's power to take certain actions. [1]
The Enabling Act allowed the Reich government to issue laws without the consent of Germany’s parliament, laying the foundation for the complete Nazification of German society. The law was passed on March 23, 1933, and published the following day.
The Enabling Act allowed the National Ministry (essentially the cabinet) to enact legislation, including laws deviating from or altering the constitution, without the consent of the Reichstag. Because this law allowed for departures from the constitution, it was itself considered a constitutional amendment.
The Enabling Act (Ermächtigungsgesetz) of 1933 gave the German Cabinet power to enact laws without the involvement of the Reichstag and the Reichsrat, the legislative bodies of the Weimar government. It gave Adolph Hitler complete and absolute power over Germany.
Third Reich - Nazi Revolution, Enabling Act, Dictatorship: On the night of February 27, the Reichstag building was destroyed by fire. On the pretext of a Communist plot to seize power, the constitutional guarantees of individual liberty were suspended and the Reich government given emergency powers.
Source of English translation: Law to Remove the Distress of the People and the State (Enabling Act); reprinted in U.S. Department of State, Division of European Affairs, National Socialism. Basic Principles, their Application by the Nazi Party’s Foreign Organizations, and the Use of Germans Abroad for Nazi Aims.
The Law to Remedy the Distress of the People and the Reich is also known as the Enabling Act. The act was adopted on March 23, 1933, and proclaimed the next day. It became the cornerstone of Adolf Hitler’s dictatorship.
The Enabling Act of 1933 was a law passed by the German Reichstag on the 23rd March 1933, that gave Chancellor Adolf Hitler and his government sweeping powers to enact legislation without the consent of the Reichstag.
On 23 March 1933, the German parliament voted in favour of the ‘Enabling Act’ by a large majority. The Act allowed Hitler to enact new laws without interference from the president or the Reichstag (German parliament) for a period of four years.