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Topic: 1949 German federal elections

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	Elections in Germany - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Elections in Germany gives information on election and election results in Germany, including elections to the Federal Diet (the lower house of the federal parliament), the Landtage of the various states, and local elections.
		Elections are conducted every 4 years, with the exact date of the election chosen by the outgoing government.
		German nationals over the age of 18 are eligible to vote, including most Germans resident outside Germany, and eligibility for candidacy is essentially the same as eligibility to vote.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Elections_in_Germany (443 words)

	Bundesrat of Germany - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Bundesrat ("federal council") is the representation of the 16 Federal States ( LÃ¤nder) of Germany at the federal level.
		A law passed in 2002 with a split vote by the Brandenburg delegation was declared void by the German Constitutional Court.
		The President of the Bundesrat convenes and chairs plenary sessions of the body and is formally responsible for representing the Federal Republic in the Bundesrat.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bundesrat_of_Germany (1160 words)

	Election Resources on the Internet: Elections to the German Bundestag
		As a result, for the 1953 election the five percent threshold was set at the federal level, and the number of parties represented in the legislature dropped to seven.
		The Parliament of the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) consists of a lower house, the Bundestag, whose members are directly elected by universal adult suffrage, and an upper house, the Bundesrat, composed of representatives appointed by the Länder.
		Prior to the German reunification of 1990 (in which the Länder of the German Democratic Republic were incorporated into the FRG), there were 496 seats in the chamber: for the post-reunification legislative elections held in 1990, 160 seats were added to represent the new Länder and Berlin.
	electionresources.org /de (2498 words)

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		No data was available until recently for the 1957 federal elections; this gap was recently closed through the integration of data from a poll conducted by Institut für Demoskopie Allensbach.
		Except for the 1949 survey, which was not acquired until 1993, and that for 1957 (made available in 2000), the complete database for the "old" Federal Republic is thus available in two languages for international users.
		These election surveys are available on CD-ROM, together with the proceedings of the conference "50 Years of Empirical Election Research in Germany" that was held by ZA in the autumn of 1999.
	www.gesis.org /en/data_service/election_studies/BTW/dw_inhalt.htm (284 words)

	German Constitution: 1949
		The scrutiny of elections is the responsibility of the Bundestag.
		The Federation may grant the Laender financial assistance for particularly important investments by the Laender or communes or associations of communes, provided that such investments are necessary to avert a disturbance of the overall economic equilibrium or to equalize differences of economic capacities within the federal territory or to promote economic growth.
		Federal statutes enacted pursuant to paragraph (1) or subparagraph 1 of paragraph (2) of this Article may, for the purpose of preparing for their enforcement, be applied even prior to the occurrence of a state of Defense.
	www.psr.keele.ac.uk /docs/german.htm (17341 words)

	Dictionary of Australian Biography We-Wy
		At the election held in the middle of 1843 he was returned as one of the members for Sydney.
		At the first election for the legislative council held in July 1843 he was elected for the county of Durham and promptly brought in a measure, the monetary confidence bill, which was designed to relieve the depression under which the colony was then suffering.
		He fought for federation in the referendurn campaign of 1898 and at the New South Wales election allied himself with Barton.
	gutenberg.net.au /dictbiog/0-dict-biogWe-Wy.html (20514 words)

	German federal election, 1949 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The German federal election, 1949, was conducted on August 14, 1949, to elect members to the Bundestag (lower house) of West Germany.
		This was the first free election conducted in Germany after the Nazi period.
		The Saarland did not participate in this election.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/German_federal_election,_1949 (116 words)

	Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany (Grundgesetz, GG)
		When the Federation is confronted with new responsibilities with respect to matters on which it has legislative power, federal authorities at intermediate and lower levels may be established, with the consent of the Bundesrat and of a majority of the Members of the Bundestag, in cases of urgent need.
		The financial requirements of the Federation and of the Länder shall be coordinated in such a way as to establish a fair balance, avoid excessive burdens on taxpayers, and ensure uniformity of living standards throughout the federal territory.
		If a federal law imposes additional expenditures on or withdraws revenue from the Länder, the additional burden may be compensated for by federal grants pursuant to a federal law requiring the consent of the Bundesrat, provided the additional burden is limited to a short period of time.
	www.iuscomp.org /gla/statutes/GG.htm (15613 words)

	Grundgesetz -- German Constitution (May 23, 1949--Last amended August 31, 1990; English translation) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		(1) The scrutiny of elections is the responsibility of the Bundestag.
		The requirements of the Federation and of the Länder in respect of budget coverage shall be coordinated in such a way that a fair equalization is achieved, any overburdening of taxpayers precluded, and uniformity of living standards in the Federal territory ensured.
		(4) Federal statutes enacted pursuant to paragraph (1) or subparagraph 1 of paragraph (2) of this Article may, for the purpose of preparing for their enforcement, be applied even prior to the occurrence of a state of Defense.
	www.lib.byu.edu /~rdh/eurodocs/germ/ggeng.html (17395 words)

	Media's Take on the News: 3-12-03 to 4-24-03
		That W. traveled to Europe just once before his election as governor of Texas bespeaks a curiosity about and comfort level with the wider world that is almost a rebuke to preceding generations of Bushes.
		Communist authorities in the north, with the blessing of the Soviets, refused to participate in Korean elections in 1948, and votes were cast only in the south amid communist agitation, thus setting the stage for future conflict on the peninsula.
		Under the 1949 Geneva Convention dealing with prisoners of war, irregular forces qualify for POW status only if they belong to a party to an interstate armed conflict; operate under responsible command; wear a distinctive emblem recognizable from a distance; carry their arms openly; and conduct their operations in accordance with the laws of war.
	hnn.us /articles/1046.html (18080 words)

	Federal Election Results, 1949-1990 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Timeline of Administrations in Federal Republic of Germany
		2) 1949: BP 4.2; KPD 5.7; DP 4.0; Zentrum 3.1; WAV 2.9;
		2) 1949: BP 17; DP 17; KPD 15; WAV 12; Zentrum 10; DRP 5; SSW 1;
	www.aicgs.org /wahlen/bundestag.shtml (72 words)

	Politics and modern events FAQ
		The first three conventions were revised, a fourth was added, and the entire set was ratified in 1949; the whole is referred to as the "Geneva Conventions of 1949" or simply the "Geneva Conventions." Later conferences have added provisions prohibiting certain methods of warfare and addressing issues of civil wars.
		It's successor was the FSK (Federal Counterintelligence Service), which was reorganized into the FSB (Federal Security Service) in April 1995.
		In a direct election, Presidential candidates could only campaign in population centers and ignore rural areas and small states.
	www.answerbag.com /c_view.php/578 (4531 words)

	ResourceShelf (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Next Tuesday is Election Day here in the U.S. Here's a small set of resources that I hope will be of value to you during the next week and after the election.
		Absent from Google's French and German listings are Web sites that are anti-Semitic, pro-Nazi, or related to white supremacy, according to a new report from Harvard University's Berkman Center.
		From the site, "The Federal Paper is the weekly, nonpartisan community newspaper about the people, politics and business of the Executive Branch." According to the site, subscriptions are only available to "qualified government employees." The web site does provide delayed full-text access (pdf) to past editions of the publication.
	www.resourceshelf.com /2002_10_01_resourceshelf_archive.html (9173 words)

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	www.brainyhistory.com /days/may_7.html (2121 words)

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