The Führer. . . Is the lawgiver of the German people. . . . We must speak not of the state's authority but of the Führer's authority if we wish to designate the character of the political authority within the Reich correctly. . . . The authority of the Führer is complete and all-embracing. . . . It extends into all fields of national life; it embraces the entire people, which is bound to the Führer in loyalty and obedience. The authority of the Führer is not limited by checks and controls, by special autonomous bodies or individual rights, but it is free and independent, all-inclusive and unlimited. . . . It is derived from the people; that is, it is entrusted to the Führer by the people. –Constitutional Law of the Greater German Reich, Ernst Huber, 1939 What does this document demonstrate about Germany’s government? Germany was a dictatorship, with all power in the hands of Adolf Hitler. Germany was a single-party state, run by leading members of the Nazi Party. Multiple political parties existed, but the Nazi Party proved most popular with voters. Although there was a system of checks and balances, no one wanted to oppose Hitler.