Why Is The Constitution Called The Weimar Republic

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The Weimar Republic came about when Kaiser Wilhelm abdicated and fled. Friedrich Ebert took control and he started to slowly make changes. In February 1919, a National Assembly was held to create a new constitution, and because of the unrest in Berlin they decided to hold the assembly in Weimar, this is why the Republic was called the Weimar Republic.
Strengths of the Constitution were that it made Germany a more democratic country we know this because, a Bill of Rights guaranteed every German citizen the freedom of speech and religion, and equality under the law. Also all men and women over the age of twenty were given the right to vote, there was an elected president and an elected parliament (the Reichstag). And lastly the parliament (Reichstag)