SwitzerlandDémocratie et fédéralisme 14 · Democracy and federalism
How long does the term of the President of the Confederation last?
In the exam (French)
Combien de temps dure la fonction de présidente ou de président de la Confédération ?
- aOne yearUn anCorrect answer
- bSeven yearsSept ans
- cTwo yearsDeux ans
- dFour yearsQuatre ans
Why?
Every year, the Federal Assembly elects one member of the Federal Council as President of the Confederation (présidente ou président de la Confédération). This person cannot be re-elected for the following year; they chair the meetings but have no more power than their colleagues.
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How is the federal administration organised under the Federal Council?Correct answer:Into seven departments, each headed by a member of the Federal Council
Comment l'administration fédérale est-elle organisée sous le Conseil fédéral ? — En sept départements, chacun dirigé par un membre du Conseil fédéral
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According to the Constitution, what must the Federal Assembly take into account when it elects the Federal Council?Correct answer:That the regions of the country and the language regions are represented
Selon la Constitution, de quoi l'Assemblée fédérale doit-elle tenir compte quand elle élit le Conseil fédéral ? — Que les régions du pays et les régions linguistiques soient représentées
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Who can be elected to the Federal Council?Correct answer:Any Swiss woman or man eligible for election to the National Council
Qui peut être élu au Conseil fédéral ? — Toute Suissesse et tout Suisse éligible au Conseil national
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The people reject a proposal that the Federal Council had recommended accepting. What happens to the Federal Council?Correct answer:It stays in office and implements the decision.
Le peuple refuse un objet que le Conseil fédéral recommandait d'accepter. Qu'arrive-t-il au Conseil fédéral ? — Il reste en fonction et applique la décision.
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Our own practice questions, written in French on the facts of the Federal Constitution and official information from the Confederation and the cantons of Vaud and Geneva. They are not the questions of the cantonal tests, and no text from the official cantonal or communal lists is reused. Each question was written, answered blind and fact-checked in separate rounds. The English translation and the explanations are ours, made with AI help; in the test the questions are asked in French. We are not affiliated with the Confederation, the cantons or the communes.
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