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1947 Länder constitutions → 1948 Allied conditions → 1949 Basic Law
1. What did the Allied Frankfurt Documents of July 1948 require regarding Germany’s political order?
2. Which sequence best describes the preparation of the Basic Law before its ratification in 1949?
3. Under what condition does the Basic Law permit a person to resist an attempt to overthrow the constitutional order?
What did the Allied Frankfurt Documents of July 1948 require?
A democratic and federal regime in Germany.
What approval was required by the Allied Frankfurt Documents for the constitution?
Approval by the Länder.
What control did the Allies retain according to the Frankfurt Documents?
Control over Germany’s foreign policy.
When did the Western Länder adopt their constitutions before the Basic Law?
In spring 1947.
Under whose leadership did the Parliamentary Council work in Bonn?
Konrad Adenauer.
In which year was the Basic Law approved and ratified?
1949.
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