Swiss politiceasy
Which alternative does NOT represent characteristics of the State Council?
A real Swiss naturalisation exam question. Answer from memory, then check.
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The correct answer
- The counselors are elected every 4 years by proportional scrutin
Why
State Council counselors are not elected every 4 years by proportional voting, which does not reflect Swiss reality. Each canton normally sends two representatives to the State Council, except half-cantons which send only one, regardless of proportional representation.
- It’s the representative of the Cantons
- It’s constituted by 46 State counselors
- The counselors are elected every 4 years by proportional scrutin
- Normally, each Canton is represented by 2 counselors, except for the formerly known demi-cantons, which are only represented by 1
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