How did the Enabling Act help Hitler strengthen power?
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Correct answer: It gave the government power to make laws without Parliament
The governing concept is the legal dismantling of parliamentary democracy. Passed in March 1933 under conditions of intimidation and repression, the Enabling Act allowed Hitler’s cabinet to make laws without the approval of the Reichstag and even to make laws that could depart from the constitution. This transferred legislative authority to the executive and removed a major institutional check on Hitler. The act was therefore a crucial legal step from a parliamentary government toward dictatorship. Option C is correct. Option A is wrong because propaganda continued to expand; B is wrong because the presidency was not immediately abolished; and D is wrong because the Nazis used the act to eliminate competing parties rather than share power equally.
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It gave the government power to make laws without Parliament
Why is this the correct answer?
The governing concept is the legal dismantling of parliamentary democracy. Passed in March 1933 under conditions of intimidation and repression, the Enabling Act allowed Hitler’s cabinet to make laws without the approval of the Reichstag and even to make laws that could depart from the constitution. This transferred legislative authority to the executive and removed a major institutional check on Hitler. The act was therefore a crucial legal step from a parliamentary government toward dictatorship. Option C is correct. Option A is wrong because propaganda continued to expand; B is wrong because the presidency was not immediately abolished; and D is wrong because the Nazis used the act to eliminate competing parties rather than share power equally.
Which subject and chapter does this question cover?
This is a Class 9 History question. Chapter: Nazism and the Rise of Hitler. Topic: Hitler’s Rise to Power.
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