Prussian State Council Preußischer Staatsrat | |
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Type | |
Type | |
History | |
Established | 30 November 1920 |
Disbanded | 8 July 1933 |
Preceded by | Prussian House of Lords |
Succeeded by | Prussian State Council (Nazi Germany) |
Leadership | |
Meeting place | |
Leipziger Straße, Berlin | |
Constitution | |
Constitution of Prussia (1920) |
The Prussian State Council (German: Preußischer Staatsrat) was the second chamber of the bicameral legislature of the Free State of Prussia between 1921 and 1933; the first chamber was the Prussian Landtag (Preußischer Landtag). The members of the State Council were elected by the provincial parliaments and gave the provinces of Prussia a voice in the legislative process. The Council had an indirect right to introduce legislation, could object to bills passed by the Reichstag and had to approve expenditures that exceeded the budget.