The Weimar's system of proportional representation made effective policy-making difficult.

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Con: Many countries use similar proportional representation systems without falling into dictatorship and dysfunction.

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Pro: Proportional representation meant that parties were unable to gain enough votes to form their own governments. Instead, parties had to rely on diverse coalitions to establish governments.

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Pro: The coalition governments contained parties that had significant disagreements, including left-wing social democrats and nationalist or regionalist center-right parties (ch. 8).

To what extent was the Great Depression responsible for the collapse of the Weimar Republic?

The Weimar's system of proportional representation made effective policy-making difficult.

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The coalition governments contained parties that had significant disagreements, including left-wing social democrats and nationalist or regionalist center-right parties (ch. 8).

Proportional representation meant that parties were unable to gain enough votes to form their own governments. Instead, parties had to rely on diverse coalitions to establish governments.

Many countries use similar proportional representation systems without falling into dictatorship and dysfunction.

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The Weimar's system of proportional representation made effective policy-making difficult.

Pro claim 1

The coalition governments contained parties that had significant disagreements, including left-wing social democrats and nationalist or regionalist center-right parties (ch. 8).

Pro claim 2

Proportional representation meant that parties were unable to gain enough votes to form their own governments. Instead, parties had to rely on diverse coalitions to establish governments.

Con claim 1

Many countries use similar proportional representation systems without falling into dictatorship and dysfunction.