170. What existed during the period of National Socialism in Germany?

Answer options

1. the right to the free development of personality
2. freedom of the press
3. the ban on political parties
4. the protection of human dignity

Explanation

Under the Nazi regime, the fundamental rights of the Weimar Constitution were effectively suspended by the Reichstag Fire Decree of 28 February 1933; freedom of the press, personal autonomy, and human dignity were systematically violated. The Enabling Act of 24 March 1933 and the policy of Gleichschaltung established a one‑party state. Pivotal was the Law against the Formation of New Parties of 14 July 1933, which outlawed all parties other than the NSDAP. The 1949 Basic Law responded by entrenching human dignity (Art. 1), core liberties (Arts. 2, 5), and a defensive democracy under Article 21, allowing party bans only via the Federal Constitutional Court.