Law to Remedy the Distress of People and Reich
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The Law to Remedy the Distress of People and Reich, commonly known as the Enabling Act of 1933, was the Nazi German law that gave Adolf Hitler’s cabinet the power to enact laws without the involvement of the Reichstag, effectively establishing his dictatorship.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Enabling act
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German federal law → Nazi law → constitutional law → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Enabling Act of 1933
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Ermächtigungsgesetz → |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
German Reich
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| cameIntoForce |
1933-03-24
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| countryOfOrigin |
Germany
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| dateEnacted |
1933-03-24
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| endOfValidity |
1945
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| extendedOn |
1937-01-30
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1939-01-30 → 1943-01-30 → |
| hasConsequence |
destruction of parliamentary democracy in Germany
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facilitation of totalitarian rule in Germany → |
| headOfGovernmentAtEnactment |
Adolf Hitler
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| historicalPeriod |
Nazi Germany
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interwar period → |
| legalBasisFor |
Gleichschaltung policies
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centralization of German federal states → dissolution of political parties → suppression of trade unions → |
| legalStatus |
constitutional amendment in practice
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| legislativeBody |
Reichstag
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| mainEffect |
allowed cabinet to enact laws without Reichsrat
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allowed cabinet to enact laws without Reichstag → allowed laws to deviate from the Weimar Constitution → concentrated legislative power in the hands of Hitler’s cabinet → enabled rapid Nazification of state and society → facilitated establishment of Hitler’s dictatorship → legalized rule by decree by the cabinet → marginalized the Reichstag → undermined separation of powers in Germany → |
| originalLanguage |
German
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| placeOfEnactment |
Kroll Opera House, Berlin
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| politicalContext |
Nazi seizure of power
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Weimar Republic crisis → |
| proposedBy |
Adolf Hitler
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Nazi Party → |
| repealedBy |
Allied Control Council
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Control Council Law No. 1 → |
| requiredMajority |
two-thirds majority of the Reichstag
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| signedBy |
Paul von Hindenburg
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| subjectOf |
debates on emergency powers and authoritarianism
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historical research on collapse of Weimar democracy → |
| timeLimit |
initially four years
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| votingMethod |
roll-call vote
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Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Enabling Act of 1933
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hasEnglishName |