The Federal Assembly, also Swiss parliament, is the federal bicameral legislature of Switzerland. The lower house is the 200-seat National Council and... 21 KB (1,244 words) - 09:00, 11 April 2024 |
The rise of Switzerland as a federal state began on 12 September 1848, with the creation of a federal constitution in response to a 27-day civil war, the... 12 KB (1,458 words) - 09:00, 11 April 2024 |
The seven members of the Swiss Federal Council (German: Schweizerischer Bundesrat; French: Conseil fédéral suisse; Italian: Consiglio federale svizzero;... 72 KB (899 words) - 04:04, 20 April 2024 |
Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland, whose judges are elected by the Federal Assembly. For any change in the constitution, a referendum is mandatory... 29 KB (2,957 words) - 15:44, 23 February 2024 |
tool at the federal level in the 1891 partial revision of the Swiss Federal Constitution. Between 1893 and 2014, out of a total of 192 federal initiatives... 16 KB (901 words) - 20:50, 15 April 2024 |
The Federal Council is the federal cabinet of the Swiss Confederation. Its seven members also serve as the collective head of state and government of... 49 KB (5,426 words) - 15:34, 18 April 2024 |
Federal Constitution may refer to: the United States Constitution the Swiss Federal Constitution the Malaysian Federal Constitution the Federal Constitution... 487 bytes (85 words) - 20:02, 25 July 2023 |
the population of Switzerland were native speakers of German (either Swiss or Standard German) at home; 22.8% French (mostly Swiss French, but including... 38 KB (2,926 words) - 03:52, 19 April 2024 |
process. The Federal Supreme Court in Lausanne is established in the Swiss Federal Constitution as the supreme judicial authority of Switzerland. It is the... 2 KB (206 words) - 19:03, 19 April 2024 |
order: a Swiss citizen is defined as someone who has the citizenship of a Swiss municipality (article 37 of the Swiss Federal Constitution). They are... 32 KB (3,438 words) - 17:42, 16 March 2024 |
Sonderbund War (category 1847 in Switzerland) 1848, a new Swiss Federal Constitution ended the almost complete independence of the cantons and transformed Switzerland into a federal state. The Jesuits... 29 KB (3,605 words) - 09:00, 11 April 2024 |
Modern Switzerland was formed by the first Federal Constitution. Switzerland in the Napoleonic era Revolutions of 1848 Switzerland as a federal state The... 16 KB (1,696 words) - 21:57, 8 April 2024 |
not Romansh. Under the Swiss Federal Constitution, elections for the National Council are held every four years by the Swiss people. The most recent... 20 KB (1,684 words) - 09:00, 11 April 2024 |
first title of the Swiss Federal Constitution of 18 April 1999 determine the general outlines of Switzerland as a democratic federal republic of 26 cantons... 7 KB (849 words) - 21:43, 9 January 2021 |
Swiss parliament launched a standing initiative and expressed an interest in formally embedding banking secrecy within the Swiss Federal Constitution... 38 KB (3,982 words) - 10:26, 4 April 2024 |