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Enabling Act
Enabling Act (Ermächtigungsgesetz) (23 Mar. 1933) A law which according to the constitution of the German Weimar Republic enabled the government to rule by decree without parliamentary consent in cases of emergency. It had to be passed by a two-thirds majority in Parliament, with at least two-thirds of all MPs voting. The law was used in 1923 to overcome the country's hyperinflation and cope with the occupation of the Ruhr, but more significantly it became the legal foundation of Hitler's assumption of dictatorial powers during the Third Reich. Following his failure to secure an absolute majority in the elections of 5 March 1933, he persuaded most of the other parties to vote for an enabling law by giving them the hope that they might be able to have influence after its execution. Apart from the Communist Party (KPD), which had already been outlawed, only the SPD voted against the measure. To keep the appearance of legality, the Act was renewed in 1937, 1939, and 1943.
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JAN PALMOWSKI. "Enabling Act." A Dictionary of Contemporary World History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JAN PALMOWSKI. "Enabling Act." A Dictionary of Contemporary World History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O46-EnablingAct.html JAN PALMOWSKI. "Enabling Act." A Dictionary of Contemporary World History. 2004. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O46-EnablingAct.html |
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Enabling Act
Enabling Act. The commonly used name for the Church of England Assembly (Powers) Act 1919. It gave the Church Assembly power to prepare ecclesiastical measures and, after they were approved by an Ecclesiastical Commission of both Houses of Parliament, present them to Parliament which could accept or reject (but not amend) them. It also gave legal status to Parochial Church Councils.
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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Enabling Act." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Enabling Act." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-EnablingAct.html E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Enabling Act." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-EnablingAct.html |
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