Federal Constitution of 1874
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The Federal Constitution of 1874 was the foundational Swiss constitutional charter that significantly expanded federal powers and introduced key elements of modern Swiss direct democracy, remaining in force until it was replaced by the 1999 constitution.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Federal Constitution of 1874 canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Swiss federal constitution
ⓘ
constitutional charter ⓘ |
| amendedBy | multiple popular votes and referendums ⓘ |
| amendmentProcedure |
mandatory referendum for total revision
ⓘ
popular initiative for partial revision ⓘ |
| appliesToTerritory |
Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
ⓘ
surface form:
Swiss Confederation
|
| cameIntoForce | 1874-01-01 ⓘ |
| containsProvisionOn |
civil marriage
ⓘ
compulsory primary education ⓘ freedom of establishment within Switzerland ⓘ freedom of religion ⓘ freedom of the press ⓘ right of petition ⓘ unified civil and criminal law (later revisions) ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| dateAdopted | 1874-05-29 ⓘ |
| definedChamber |
Swiss Federal Assembly
ⓘ
surface form:
Council of States of Switzerland
Swiss Federal Assembly ⓘ
surface form:
National Council of Switzerland
|
| expandedPowersOf | Swiss federal government ⓘ |
| feature | elements of modern Swiss direct democracy ⓘ |
| governmentFormDefined | federal state ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
consolidated Switzerland as a modern federal state
ⓘ
laid foundations of Swiss system of direct democracy ⓘ |
| inForceUntil | 1999 ⓘ |
| introducedMechanism |
optional referendum at federal level
ⓘ
popular initiative at federal level ⓘ |
| jurisdictionLevel | federal ⓘ |
| language |
French
ⓘ
German ⓘ Italian ⓘ |
| legalForm | written constitution ⓘ |
| legalStatus | superseded ⓘ |
| limitedPowersOf | Swiss cantons ⓘ |
| precededBy | Federal Constitution of 1848 ⓘ |
| regulatedInstitution |
Swiss Federal Assembly
ⓘ
surface form:
Federal Assembly of Switzerland
Swiss Federal Council ⓘ
surface form:
Federal Council of Switzerland
Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland ⓘ |
| replaced | earlier constitutional framework of 1848 ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation
ⓘ
surface form:
Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation of 1999
|
| subjectMatter |
civil and political rights
ⓘ
distribution of competences between Confederation and cantons ⓘ economic regulation in certain fields ⓘ federal legislation procedures ⓘ military organization ⓘ popular rights at federal level ⓘ |
| supersededOn | 2000-01-01 ⓘ |
| yearAdopted | 1874 ⓘ |
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