Why can the Enabling Act be called the end of democracy from within democracy?

Because parliamentary power was nearly ended through a legal process

The Enabling Act of March 1933 illustrates how a democratic legal procedure can be used to destroy democracy. It gave Hitler’s cabinet the power to make laws without the approval of the Reichstag, even when those laws differed from the constitution. The act was passed in parliament, but intimidation, the arrest of opponents, and the exclusion of many Communist deputies made genuine debate impossible. Once parliamentary control disappeared, Hitler could suppress civil liberties, ban opposition parties, and establish dictatorship through apparently legal measures. Therefore, option C is correct: democratic institutions were used to remove their own authority. Option A is opposite, while B and D do not describe the act’s effect.

This is a Class 9 History question. Chapter: Nazism and the Rise of Hitler. Topic: Hitler’s Rise to Power.