Reichstag of Nazi Germany

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The Reichstag of Nazi Germany was the rubber-stamp parliament of the Third Reich that formally legitimized Adolf Hitler’s dictatorial policies and racist legislation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative body
parliament
alsoKnownAs Reichstag of Nazi Germany
surface form: German Reichstag (1933–1945)

Reichstag of Nazi Germany
surface form: Reichstag of the Third Reich
characteristic dominated by Nazi Party deputies
lacked genuine legislative power
no effective opposition parties
controlledBy Nazi Party officials
surface form: Nazi Party leadership
country Germany
democraticStatus not democratically elected after 1933
dissolutionReason defeat of Nazi Germany in 1945
dominantParty Nazi Party
surface form: National Socialist German Workers' Party
endTime 1945
function formal approval of government legislation
legitimization of Adolf Hitler’s dictatorial policies
legitimization of racist and antisemitic legislation
governingIdeology Nazism
historicalContext Holocaust
World War II
ideologyComponent antisemitism
racism
totalitarianism
languageUsed German
legalBasis Enabling Act of 1933
location Berlin
meetsAfter Reichstag fire
surface form: Reichstag fire of 1933
meetsIn Kroll Opera House
meetsInPlaceOf Reichstag building
surface form: Reichstag building in Berlin
oversight had no real control over the executive
passed Enabling Act of 1933
politicalSystem one-party state
predecessor Reichstag of the Weimar Republic
roleIn consolidation of Nazi one-party rule
establishment of Hitler’s dictatorship
legalization of persecution of Jews
legalization of political repression
shortDescription rubber-stamp parliament of Nazi Germany
startTime 1933
state Nazi Germany
subordinateTo Adolf Hitler
Nazi government
successor Bundestag
surface form: Parliamentary Council of West Germany

National Front of the German Democratic Republic
surface form: Volkskammer of East Germany
timePeriod Third Reich
typeOfLegislature authoritarian legislature
votingPattern almost unanimous approval of government bills

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NurembergLaws enactedBy Reichstag of Nazi Germany
subject surface form: Nuremberg Laws
Enabling Act of 1933 legislativeBody Reichstag of Nazi Germany
this entity surface form: Reichstag
Bundestag precededBy Reichstag of Nazi Germany
this entity surface form: Reichstag (German Empire and Weimar Republic)
Gleichschaltung affects Reichstag of Nazi Germany
this entity surface form: Reichstag
HeinrichHimmler memberOf Reichstag of Nazi Germany
subject surface form: Heinrich Himmler
this entity surface form: Reichstag
Reichstag of Nazi Germany alsoKnownAs Reichstag of Nazi Germany
this entity surface form: Reichstag of the Third Reich
Reichstag of Nazi Germany alsoKnownAs Reichstag of Nazi Germany
this entity surface form: German Reichstag (1933–1945)
Wilhelm Keppler memberOf Reichstag of Nazi Germany
Law to Remedy the Distress of People and Reich legislativeBody Reichstag of Nazi Germany
this entity surface form: Reichstag
Ernst Wilhelm Bohle memberOf Reichstag of Nazi Germany
Law Concerning the Reconstruction of the Reich legislativeBody Reichstag of Nazi Germany
this entity surface form: Reichstag
Cabinet of Adolf Hitler legislativeBody Reichstag of Nazi Germany
this entity surface form: Reichstag
Reichstag of the Weimar Republic followedBy Reichstag of Nazi Germany
this entity surface form: Reichstag under Nazi Germany
Kroll Opera House usedAsSeatOf Reichstag of Nazi Germany
Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha memberOf Reichstag of Nazi Germany
Konrad Henlein memberOf Reichstag of Nazi Germany
Wilhelm Brückner memberOf Reichstag of Nazi Germany