Article 48 of the Weimar Constitution

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decrees without parliamentary approval
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gptkbp:enables presidential emergency powers
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Article 48 of the Weimar Constitution
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gptkbp:is_often_compared_to gptkb:Article_16_of_the_German_Basic_Law
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:Weimar_Constitution
constitutional framework of Germany
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gptkbp:key Weimar political history
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