Reichstag to demand revocation of emergency measures

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"Reichstag to demand revocation of emergency measures" refers to the German parliament’s constitutional power under the Weimar Republic to cancel emergency decrees issued by the president.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional power
parliamentary power
aimsToProtect civil liberties
parliamentary democracy
appliesInCountry Germany NERFINISHED
appliesInJurisdiction Weimar Republic NERFINISHED
appliesTo emergency decrees issued under Article 48
authorizedByDocument Weimar Constitution NERFINISHED
belongsToSystem semi‑presidential system of the Weimar Republic
constitutionalNature statutory right of the legislature
constitutionalStatus explicitly provided in Article 48
counterbalances presidential emergency powers
directedAt emergency decrees
presidential emergency measures
exercisedBy Reichstag NERFINISHED
exercisedOver President of the Reich NERFINISHED
governmentBranch legislative branch
historicalContext political instability of the Weimar Republic
legalBasis Article 48 of the Weimar Constitution NERFINISHED
legalEffect cancellation of emergency decrees
partOf checks and balances under the Weimar Constitution
purpose to limit executive power
to provide parliamentary oversight of emergency decrees
relatedConcept rule by decree
state of emergency
relatedTo presidential decree power under Article 48
requires Reichstag majority vote
scope nationwide emergency decrees
temporalScope valid while the Weimar Constitution was in force
timePeriod 1919–1933
typeOfControl ex post review of emergency decrees

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Article 48 allows Reichstag to demand revocation of emergency measures