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Table of Contents · 24 segments
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Front Matter and Table of Contentstheoretical
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Introduction: Why the Government of Switzerland Is of Particular Interest to American Studentstheoretical
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Chapter I: The Objects of Government: The Country and Its Inhabitantschapter
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Chapter II: The Constitutional Evolution of Switzerlandchapter
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Chapter III: The Cantons and the Communes (Part 1)chapter
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The Swiss Canton and the American State: Legislative Comparisonschapter
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Cantonal Executive Power and the Pluralistic Traditionchapter
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Direct Legislation: Initiative and Referendum in the Cantonschapter
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Philosophical Origins: Individual vs. State in US and Swiss Constitutionschapter
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The Swiss Communes and Municipal Socialismchapter
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The Federal Legislature: Supremacy and Compositionchapter
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The Working of the Federal Assemblychapter
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Federal Direct Democracy: Mechanisms and Statisticschapter
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The Federal Council: Structure and Traditionschapter
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Executive-Legislative Relations and Federal Departmentschapter
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Swiss and American Federal Judiciaries Contrastedchapter
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The Political Parties: Origin and Evolutionchapter
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Party Programs and the Cantonal Basis of Politicschapter
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Domestic Policies: Freedom, Democracy, and Centralizationchapter
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Foreign Policy: Neutrality and the League of Nationschapter
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The Policies of Switzerland within the League of Nationschapter
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Bibliographical Remarks: Sources and Literature on Swiss Governmentbibliography
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Suggestions for Research Students and Official Publicationsbibliography