The key answer of exercise 2
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Question
Read an article about the Swiss electoral system. Find:
Answer
- MPs have modest salaries; they only sit for 12 weeks a year; they have second jobs
- they can challenge parliamentary decisions; they can petition for / propose new laws; they can vote in referenda
- Senate: two elected reps per canton; National Council: by a form of proportional representation based on lists of candidates
- there’s not much change in the makeup of government, which rules by consensus
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