Part one of term paper
On October 3, 1990, the states of the German Democratic Republic (East ) shed their last ties to their Soviet created structure and joined the Federal Republic of (West ). The 23rd article of West 's 1949 constitution, the Basic Law, had been drafted specifically to allow for such an arrival from the East. But as the 1980s drew to a close, ...

Part two of term paper
... of the traditional German desire for clarity and order, applied to the rights and duties of the individual. It can also be described as a way of ensuring that the events of the 1930s, particularly the rise of facism and dictatorship, will never recur. As a result of historical roots in West Germany and past abuses by central government, Germany is a federation. The powers of the states cannot be reduced. Each of the federal states and Berlin has its own constitution, a democratically e ...