▁probably ▁shared ▁by ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁MP s : ▁" The ▁time ▁of ▁ideal ism ▁is ▁over . ▁Polit icians ▁must ▁ask ▁themselves , ▁today ▁more ▁than ▁ever , ▁what ▁is ▁achiev able ▁over ▁what ▁is ▁des irable ." ▁ ▁End ▁of ▁the ▁parliament ▁In ▁connection ▁with ▁the ▁outcome ▁of ▁the ▁Franco - Pr uss ian ▁War ▁of ▁ 1 8 7 0 , ▁the ▁Reich stag ▁voted ▁on ▁the ▁acc ession ▁of ▁the ▁states ▁of ▁Baden , ▁H esse , ▁Bav aria ▁and ▁Wür ttemberg . ▁At ▁the ▁request ▁of ▁the ▁Federal ▁Council ▁and ▁with ▁the ▁consent ▁of ▁the ▁Reich stag , ▁the ▁North ▁German ▁Confeder ation ▁was ▁renamed ▁Deutsch es ▁Reich ▁on ▁ 9 ▁December ▁ 1 8 7 0 . ▁The ▁Reich stag ▁of ▁the ▁North ▁German ▁Confeder ation ▁was ▁then ▁replaced ▁by ▁the ▁Reich stag ▁of ▁the ▁German ▁Empire , ▁with ▁new ▁elections ▁scheduled ▁for ▁March ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 8 7 1 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Liter ature ▁▁ ▁Klaus ▁Er ich ▁Pol l mann : ▁Parlament ar ismus ▁im ▁Nord deutsch en ▁Bund ▁ 1 8 6 7 – 1 8 7 0 . ▁( D üsseld orf : ▁ ▁Dro ste ▁Verlag , ▁ 1 9 8 5 ) ▁▁ ▁Wol fram ▁S iemann : ▁Gesellschaft ▁im ▁Auf bru ch . ▁Deutschland ▁ 1 8 4 8 – 1 8 7 1 . ▁( Fran k furt ▁am ▁Main : ▁Su hr k amp , ▁▁ 1 9 9 0 ) ▁, ▁pp .  