Enabling Act of 1933
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The Enabling Act of 1933 was a pivotal German law that granted Adolf Hitler’s government the power to enact legislation without parliamentary consent, effectively establishing his dictatorial rule.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German federal law
→
constitutional law → emergency powers law → |
| allowed |
enactment of laws without Reichsrat consent
→
enactment of laws without Reichstag consent → laws deviating from the constitution → |
| cameIntoForce | 1933-03-24 → |
| containsProvision |
Article 1 – Reich laws may be enacted by the government
→
Article 2 – Government laws may deviate from the constitution → Article 4 – treaties with foreign states do not affect Reichstag and Reichsrat rights → Article 5 – law in force on the day of promulgation → |
| country | Germany → |
| datePassed | 1933-03-23 → |
| duration | four years → |
| effect |
eliminated parliamentary democracy in Germany
→
enabled one-party Nazi state → established Hitler’s dictatorial rule → facilitated Gleichschaltung → undermined Weimar Constitution → |
| enables | cabinet rule by decree → |
| grantedPowerTo |
Hitler government
→
Reich government → |
| hasEnglishName | Law to Remedy the Distress of People and Reich → |
| hasOfficialName |
Enabling Act of 1933
→
surface form: "Gesetz zur Behebung der Not von Volk und Reich"
|
| headOfGovernmentAtPassage | Adolf Hitler → |
| historicalSignificance |
central to dismantling constitutional checks and balances in Germany
→
key step in Nazi consolidation of power → |
| jurisdiction | Weimar Republic → |
| legalBasis | Article 76 of the Weimar Constitution → |
| legalStatusAfter1945 | void → |
| legislativeBody |
Reichstag of Nazi Germany
→
surface form: "Reichstag"
|
| limitedJudicialReview | yes → |
| locationOfPassage | Kroll Opera House, Berlin → |
| opposedBy | Social Democratic Party of Germany → |
| politicalContext | Nazi seizure of power → |
| precededBy | Reichstag Fire Decree → |
| promulgatedIn | Reichsgesetzblatt → |
| proposedBy |
Reich government
→
surface form: "Hitler cabinet"
|
| renewedOn |
1937-01-30
→
1939-01-30 → 1943-01-30 → |
| requiredMajority | two-thirds majority → |
| sponsor | Adolf Hitler → |
| supportedBy |
Catholic Centre Party
→
surface form: "Centre Party"
German National People’s Party → Nazi Party → |
| votedAgainstBy | SPD Reichstag deputies → |
| votingContext | Communist deputies arrested or excluded → |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
surface form: "Gesetz zur Behebung der Not von Volk und Reich"