- instead of a monarchy, they have a chancellor who was Friedrich Ebert until 1925
- many people were unhappy with the new form of governemnt
How the Wiemar Republic worked: - president elected every 7 years -the Chancellor runs the country day to day, while the president did everything else -the Reichstag (parliament) passed laws -men and women over 20 years old were qualified to vote
Summary
After the treaty of versailles, Germany struggled with a new democratic government