Article 53.
The President of the Realm appoints and dismisses the Chancellor and, on his recommendation, the Ministers of the Realm.
Article 54.
Chancellor and Ministers of the Realm require the confidence of the Reichstag for the exercise of office. Any one of them must resign should the Reichstag withdraw its confidence by express resolution.
Article 55.[24]
The Chancellor presides over the Government of the Realm and conducts its business on the basis of Standing Orders, which shall be drawn up by the Government of the Realm and approved by the President of the Realm.
The Chancellor lays down general policy and is responsible therefor to the Reichstag. Each Minister of the Realm carries on his Department independently within such lines, and is individually responsible therefor to the Reichstag.
Article 57.
The Ministers of the Realm shall submit for discussion and resolution to the Cabinet all Bills; further, all matters which either the constitution or the laws require to be so submitted; also, differences of opinion on topics which touch more than one Ministerial Department.