SwitzerlandHistoire suisse 20 · Swiss history
Who gave Switzerland a new organisation with 19 cantons in 1803, through the Act of Mediation (Acte de médiation)?
In the exam (French)
Qui a donné à la Suisse, en 1803, avec l'Acte de médiation, une nouvelle organisation à 19 cantons ?
- aPrince MetternichLe prince de Metternich
- bEmperor Franz JosephL'empereur François-Joseph
- cGeneral Henri GuisanLe général Henri Guisan
- dNapoleon BonaparteNapoléon BonaparteCorrect answer
Why?
The Helvetic Republic was torn apart by conflicts. With the Act of Mediation of 1803, Napoleon Bonaparte gave the cantons more self-government again; the new cantons included St. Gallen (Saint-Gall), Graubünden (Grisons), Aargau (Argovie), Thurgau (Thurgovie), Ticino (Tessin) and Vaud.
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What changed fundamentally with the Federal Constitution of 1848?Correct answer:A fairly loose alliance of cantons became a federal state with a Federal Council and a Parliament.
Qu'est-ce qui a changé fondamentalement avec la Constitution fédérale de 1848 ? — D'une alliance assez lâche de cantons est né un État fédéral avec un Conseil fédéral et un Parlement.
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