Bundesversammlung

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The Bundesversammlung is the bicameral federal legislature of Switzerland, comprising the National Council and the Council of States.

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Label Occurrences
Bundesversammlung canonical 4

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bicameral legislature
federal legislature
parliament
abbreviation BV (context-dependent)
canAmend Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation
surface form: Swiss Federal Constitution
canOverride popular initiatives under certain conditions
constitutionalBasis Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation
convenesAs Assemblée fédérale
surface form: United Federal Assembly
convenesRegularly four regular sessions per year
country Switzerland
elects Federal Chancellor of Switzerland
Swiss Federal Council
surface form: Federal Council of Switzerland

General of the Swiss Armed Forces in time of war
judges of the Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland
establishedInCurrentFormBy Federal Constitution of 1848
hasChamber Council of States
National Council
Conseil national
surface form: Nationalrat

Ständerat
hasCommitteeSystem parliamentary committees
hasPower budgetary authority at federal level
treaty-approving authority
isBicameral true
language French
German
Italian
Romansh language
surface form: Romansh
legislatureOf Switzerland
surface form: Swiss Confederation
locatedIn Bern
meetsAsUnitedAssemblyIn National Council chamber
meetsIn Federal Palace of Switzerland
numberOfChambers 2
officialName Federal Assembly
surface form: Asamblea Federal

Assemblée fédérale
surface form: Assemblea federale

Assemblée fédérale
Bundesversammlung
passes federal decrees
federal laws
represents Swiss cantons
Swiss people
shortName Swiss Federal Assembly
supervises Swiss federal government
surface form: Federal Administration of Switzerland

Swiss Federal Council
surface form: Federal Council of Switzerland

Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland
surface form: federal courts of Switzerland
termLengthOfNationalCouncil 4 years
votingSystemForNationalCouncil proportional representation
website https://www.parlament.ch

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Swiss Federal Assembly nativeName Bundesversammlung
Assemblée fédérale officialName Bundesversammlung
Assemblée fédérale GermanName Bundesversammlung
Federal Assembly nativeLabel Bundesversammlung
subject surface form: Federal Assembly (German Confederation)