SwitzerlandDroits, devoirs et État de droit 7 · Rights, duties and the rule of law
What does freedom of residence (liberté d'établissement) mean for Swiss women and men?
In the exam (French)
Que signifie la liberté d'établissement pour les Suissesses et les Suisses ?
- aThey need a permit to move to another canton.Ils ont besoin d'une autorisation pour déménager dans un autre canton.
- bThey can live only in their canton of origin.Ils ne peuvent habiter que dans leur canton d'origine.
- cThey can settle anywhere in Switzerland.Ils peuvent s'établir en n'importe quel lieu de Suisse.Correct answer
- dThey can travel to every country in the world without a passport.Ils peuvent voyager dans tous les pays du monde sans passeport.
Why?
Article 24 of the Federal Constitution gives every Swiss woman and man the right to settle anywhere in the country. A canton or a municipality cannot refuse to let them come and live there.
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Who has the right to send a petition to an authority in Switzerland?Correct answer:Anyone, including foreign nationals and children
Qui a le droit d'adresser une pétition à une autorité en Suisse ? — Toute personne, y compris les étrangers et les enfants
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Switzerland is a state governed by the rule of law (État de droit). What does that mean?Correct answer:The state and its authorities must also respect the law.
La Suisse est un État de droit. Qu'est-ce que cela signifie ? — L'État et ses autorités doivent eux aussi respecter le droit.
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In Switzerland, what are judges bound by when they give a judgment?Correct answer:Only the Constitution and the laws
À quoi les juges sont-ils soumis en Suisse lorsqu'ils rendent un jugement ? — Uniquement à la Constitution et aux lois
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A person is accused of an offence. What applies as long as a court has not finally convicted them?Correct answer:They are presumed innocent.
Une personne est accusée d'une infraction. Qu'est-ce qui vaut tant qu'un tribunal ne l'a pas condamnée définitivement ? — Elle est présumée innocente.
Source
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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