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What does the ‘Landsgemeinde’ represent?
A real Swiss naturalisation exam question. Answer from memory, then check.
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- The act of voting raising your hand
Why
Landsgemeinde represents voting by raising hands, an ancestral form of direct democracy. This system allows citizens to participate directly in political decisions. It embodies a fundamental democratic principle of several Swiss cantons.
- The act of voting raising your hand
- The women's suffrage
- The election of one of the representative of the federal council
- A national holiday
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