SwitzerlandDemokratie und Föderalismus 9 · Democracy and federalism
Anyone who holds Swiss citizenship (Bürgerrecht) always also holds …
In the exam (German)
Wer das Schweizer Bürgerrecht hat, besitzt immer auch …
- aonly the citizenship of the Confederation, without a municipality or canton.nur das Bürgerrecht des Bundes, ohne Gemeinde und Kanton.
- bthe citizenship of a municipality and of a canton.das Bürgerrecht einer Gemeinde und eines Kantons.Correct answer
- cthe citizenship of the canton where they currently live.das Bürgerrecht des Kantons, in dem man gerade wohnt.
- dthe citizenship of all 26 cantons.das Bürgerrecht aller 26 Kantone.
Why?
A Swiss citizen is a person who holds the citizenship of a municipality and of that canton (Art. 37 of the Federal Constitution). That is why naturalisation (Einbürgerung) has three stages: municipality, canton and Confederation.
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