Council of States of the Swiss Confederation of 1848
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The Council of States of the Swiss Confederation of 1848 was the original upper chamber of Switzerland’s federal legislature established by the 1848 constitution, representing the cantons in the newly formed federal state.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
federal institution of Switzerland
ⓘ
upper house of parliament ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Conseil des États
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Consiglio degli Stati NERFINISHED ⓘ Ständerat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coLegislatesWith | National Council of Switzerland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compositionPrinciple | representation of cantons as states ⓘ |
| constitutionalPrincipleExpressed | federalism in Switzerland ⓘ |
| constitutionalStatus | body created by the 1848 federal constitution ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | National Council of Switzerland as population-based chamber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Swiss Federal Constitution of 1848 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governs | federal legislative matters together with National Council ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
approves federal budget
ⓘ
oversees Federal Council of Switzerland ⓘ participates in constitutional amendments ⓘ passes federal laws ⓘ |
| hasJurisdiction | federal level of Switzerland ⓘ |
| hasLegislativeStatus | bicameral legislature chamber ⓘ |
| hasMemberType | representatives of cantons ⓘ |
| hasRole | upper chamber of the Federal Assembly of Switzerland ⓘ |
| hasSession | regular sessions in Bern ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | first federal upper chamber of Switzerland after transition from loose confederation to federal state ⓘ |
| inception | 1848 ⓘ |
| languageOfWork |
French
ⓘ
German ⓘ Italian ⓘ |
| legalFoundation | Articles of the 1848 Swiss Federal Constitution concerning the Federal Assembly ⓘ |
| legislativeBodyFor | Swiss Confederation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bern
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Switzerland ⓘ canton of Bern ⓘ |
| meetsIn | Federal Palace of Switzerland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfSeatsPerFullCanton | 2 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeatsPerHalfCanton | 1 ⓘ |
| partOf | Federal Assembly of the Swiss Confederation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presidesOver | federal legislative deliberations together with the National Council ⓘ |
| replaced | pre‑1848 confederal diet as representation of cantons at federal level ⓘ |
| represents | cantons of Switzerland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires | agreement with National Council for ordinary federal legislation ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | members elected according to cantonal law ⓘ |
| shortName | Council of States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfRepresentation | state-based representation ⓘ |
| votingSystem | indirect representation of cantons (via cantonal election rules) ⓘ |
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