At the same time, the influence of the parliament on those policy guidelines remained limited. Universal suffrage (for men) had been implemented already in the 1867 Reichstag election of the North German Confederation, but the MPs had few legislative powers.
At the same time, the influence of the legislature on these policy guidelines was restricted. Universal suffrage for men had already been introduced in the 1867 Reichstag election of the North German Confederation, but the parliamentarians had few powers to enact legislation.