SwitzerlandDroits, devoirs et État de droit 6 · Rights, duties and the rule of law
An association wants to hold a demonstration on a town's main square. What does it usually need?
In the exam (French)
Une association veut organiser une manifestation sur la place principale d'une ville. De quoi a-t-elle besoin en règle générale ?
- aWritten permission from the Federal Supreme CourtD'une permission écrite du Tribunal fédéral
- bA permit from the municipality or the cantonD'une autorisation de la commune ou du cantonCorrect answer
- cThe approval of the Federal Council in BernDe l'accord du Conseil fédéral à Berne
- dThe signatures of 50,000 votersDes signatures de 50 000 électeurs
Why?
Freedom of assembly protects peaceful demonstrations, but using public space usually requires a permit (autorisation), which sets, for example, the place and the time. In the canton of Vaud it is most often issued by the municipality (commune); in Geneva, by the responsible cantonal department.
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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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