Ebert took the first oath of constitution on Prince Max's command.
             Some believe that the structure of Weimar was the main reason for its failure. There were many flaws in the constitution, which prohibited it from becoming a western style of democracy. The first thing to look at is how the constitution was established. After World War One, the German people were divided, those to the left believed that they had been lied to and deceived into fighting a war for the upper class. The Right believed that the revolution of the German people, was the reason why Germany had surrendered. Either way the Weimar republic satisfied neither parties since it didn't completely uproot the conservative elite's, instead the republic was seen to have merely compromised between the supposed two classes; 'run by business men for business men' . Nor did Weimar satisfy the questions of why Germany had surrender even though allied troops had never entered Germany.
             Since the Weimar Republic was established in the aftermath of World War One, it was almost inevitable that it would be blamed for Germanys surrender and the Treaty of Versailles. The supposed surrender was even harder to accept since in 1918 Germany had signed an armistice with Russia. Weimar was in essence 'brought about by defeat' . The 'November Criminals' who signed the armistice were always associated with Weimar, thus making it difficult for Weimar to be associated with anything but defeat and humiliation. The war guilt clause was also difficult to accept because it lay all the blame on Germany for starting the First World War. This along with reparations were crippling not only the economy but German society itself
             The Weimar Republic had a system of proportional representation in elections. This is a method of voting by which political parties are given legislative representation in proportion to their popular vote. This wo...