CHAPTER II

TOWARD A UNIFIED STATE

SECTION 1

TERRITORIAL STATUS OF THE STATES

The problem of the dismemberment of Prussia 43

Modifications of the territories of states 53

The creation of a state--Thuringia 57

SECTION 2

DIVISION OF POWER BETWEEN THE REICH AND THE STATES

The constitution of the states 59

The legislative power of the _Reich_ 61

(1) Fundamental limits of power 61

(2) Supremacy of national over state laws 65

Administrative services of the government 65

Justice and the High Court 68

SECTION 3

JURIDICAL AND POLITICAL STRUCTURE OF THE REICH

Is the _Reich_ a federal state? 69

Prussia and the _Reich_ 72