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S w i t z e r l a n d G o v e r n m e n t

S w i t z e r l a n d G o v e r n m e n t. By Sam Lombardo and Danny Holmes. Government. Government Type: Confederation (formally), but it is similar in structure to a Federal Republic, limited Structure:

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S w i t z e r l a n d G o v e r n m e n t

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  1. SwitzerlandGovernment By Sam Lombardo and Danny Holmes

  2. Government • Government Type: Confederation (formally), but it is similar in structure to a Federal Republic, limited • Structure: • Executive: Chief of State: Vice President Head of Government: President, Cabinet: Federal Council • Legislative: Federal Assembly, 2 members from each canton [states] 46 seats • Judicial: Federal Supreme Court,

  3. Distribution

  4. Cantons • Cantonal Governments • Each canton has its own constitution, its own parliament, its own government and its own courts. • Governed by: Cantonal Chancellor Cantons (States) • Capital: Bern • Appenzel • Sankt Gallen • Graubunden • Aargau • Thurgua • Ticino • Vaud • Valais • Neuchatel • Geneve • Jura • Zurich • Bern • Luzern • Uri • Schwyz • Unterwalden • Glarus • Zug • Freiburg • Solothum • Basel • Schaffhausen • European Union • Switzerland tried to apply for the European Union, but the citizens of Switzerland rejected the idea.

  5. Head of Government • President Hanz-Rudolf Merz http://en.academic.ru/pictures/enwiki/72/Hans-Rudolf_Merz_-_2008.jpg

  6. Citations • "Switzerland:: Europe." CIA- The World Factbook. CIA, n.d. Web. 24 Mar 2010. <https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/sz.html>. • "Cantons of Switzerland." Information About Switzerland. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Mar 2010. <http://www.about.ch/cantons/index.html>. • "Cantons." The Swiss Portal. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Mar 2010. <http://www.ch.ch/behoerden/00215/00330/index.html?lang=en>. • "Switzerland." European Union. N.p., 12 Dec 2009. Web. 24 Mar 2010. <http://ec.europa.eu/external_relations/switzerland/index_en.htm >.

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