The first draft of the Weimar Constitution was written up by a man named Hugo Preuss, a jurist, politician and he lectured at the University of Berlin on German Constitutional law. He was also Minister of the Interior until he resigned from Government at the end of June 1919 due to his opposition of the Treaty of Versailles.

The Constitution was a combination of French, German, American and British traditions and laws, basing itself of their strong democracy and economy. It was divided into four main areas.

President

The Constitution stated that the people would elect a President every 7 years, he was in charge of the military, could dismiss the Chancellor and the Ministers and because he could decide when to hold elections, he could dismiss the Government as well. It seemed as though the rights that the President now had were not entirely dissimilar to that of the...