SwitzerlandHistoire suisse 24 · Swiss history
What changed fundamentally with the Federal Constitution of 1848?
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Qu'est-ce qui a changé fondamentalement avec la Constitution fédérale de 1848 ?
- aWomen and men received the right to vote and to stand for election at all levels at the same time.Les femmes et les hommes ont reçu en même temps le droit de vote et d'éligibilité à tous les niveaux.
- bSwitzerland became a monarchy, with an elected king as head of state.La Suisse est devenue une monarchie, avec un roi élu à la tête de l'État.
- cA fairly loose alliance of cantons became a federal state with a Federal Council and a Parliament.D'une alliance assez lâche de cantons est né un État fédéral avec un Conseil fédéral et un Parlement.Correct answer
- dThe cantons were abolished and replaced by districts run directly from Bern.Les cantons ont été supprimés et remplacés par des districts administrés directement par Berne.
Why?
In 1848 the modern federal state was born: the cantons were kept, but handed some tasks over to the Confederation. Since then there have been the Federal Council (Conseil fédéral), the Federal Assembly (Assemblée fédérale) with its two chambers, and the Federal Supreme Court (Tribunal fédéral).
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