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The Bundesrat (German: Federal Council) was the highest legislative body in the German Empire (1871–1918). Its members were appointed by the governments of Germany's constituent states to represent their interests in the German parliament.
- 1918
- Bundesrat of the North German Confederation
- 1871
- Upper house
The Bundesrat ( German: Federal Council) was the highest legislative body in the German Empire (1871–1918). Its members were appointed by the governments of Germany's constituent states to represent their interests in the German parliament. The popularly elected Reichstag was the lower house.
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The German Bundesrat (German: [ˈbʊndəsˌʁaːt] ⓘ, lit. ' Federal Council ') is a legislative body that represents the sixteen Länder (federated states) of Germany at the federal level (German: Bundesebene). The Bundesrat meets at the former Prussian House of Lords in Berlin. Its second seat is located in the former West German capital of ...
- 23 May 1949; 74 years ago
The Reichstag (German: [ˈʁaɪçstaːk] ⓘ) of the German Empire was Germany's lower House of Parliament from 1871 to 1918. Within the governmental structure of the Reich, it represented the national and democratic element alongside the federalism of the Bundesrat and the monarchic and bureaucratic element of the executive, embodied in the ...
- 1918
- 12 January 1912
- 1871
- Lower house
The Empire (1871-1918) Reichstag Building, designed by Paul Wallot and built from 1884 to 1894 - general view with Königsplatz and Victory Column. - Photograph, 1894 (picture-alliance / akg-images) The German Empire was characterised by modernism and traditionalism. Its foundation marked the start of a stormy marriage between democracy and the ...
The German Bundesrat ( German: [ ˈbʊndəsˌʁaːt] ⓘ, lit. 'Federal Council') is a legislative body that represents the sixteen Länder (federated states) of Germany at the federal level (German: Bundesebene ). The Bundesrat meets at the former Prussian House of Lords in Berlin. Its second seat is located in the former West German capital of Bonn.
The Reichstag of the German Empire was Germany's lower House of Parliament from 1871 to 1918. Within the governmental structure of the Reich, it represented the national and democratic element alongside the federalism of the Bundesrat and the monarchic and bureaucratic element of the executive, embodied in the Reich chancellor.
