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Direct Legislation by the Citizenship Through the Initiative and Referendum · J. W. Sullivan — chapter 12 of 18 · ~159 words · public domain

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Area of Switzerland, 14, 48

"Arena", 27

Army, a democratic, 41, 42

Assembly, Federal, Switzerland, 22, 35

=B=

Bale, 12, 13, 61

Banking, Switzerland, 54

Berne, 10, 12, 13, 61, 115

Bryce, James, "American Commonwealth", 85

Buerkli, Carl, 16

=C=

Canton, organization of the, 34

Cantons (states), names of the twenty-two, 13

Cigar-Makers' Union, 87, 88

Climate, Switzerland, 48

Communal lands, 63, 70

Communal meeting, the, 7, 32, 33 subjects covered at, 8 organization, 32

Communes (townships) 2,706 in number, 7

Congress (Federal Assembly), Switzerland, 22, 35

Congress, United States, at work, 92

Considerant, Victor, 16

Constitutions, revision of Swiss, 23 spirit of Swiss, 31

=D=

Dates--First Swiss Constitution, 14 Federal Referendum began, 14 Federal Initiative adopted, 14 cantonal Referendum began, 14 progress of cantonal Referendum, 15 French theorists' discussion of Referendum, 14 cantonal Referendum established in Zurich, 16 New England town meeting, 80

Debts, public, Switzerland, 57

Democracy vs. representative government, 5

Dicey, A.V., 28

Diet, 10, 37

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