Answer — Exercise 2
4 - Cast your vote·Outcomes Advanced - Student's Book
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