Politics of Germany

The Federal Republic of Germany (in German: Bundesrepublik Deutschland) is a federal representative democracy.

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Germany - German - Federal - Representative democracy

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Its political system is laid out in the 1949 constitution, the Grundgesetz (Basic Law), which remained in effect with minor amendments after 1990's German Reunification.

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Constitution - Grundgesetz - 1990 - German Reunification

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The constitution emphasizes the protection of individual liberty in an extensive catalogue of human rights and also divides powers both between the federal and state levels and between the legislative, executive, and judicial branches. In many ways, the 1949 Grundgesetz is a strong response to the perceived flaws of the failed 1919 Weimar Republic, which collapsed in favour of the dictatorship of the Third Reich.

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Weimar Republic - Third Reich

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