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Die Bundesverfassung der Schweizerischen Eidgenossenschaft 1848 1948
1948
by
Rappard
Democracy
Federalism
Welfare State
Sovereignty
Methodology
French Revolution
Napoleon Bonaparte
Klemens von Metternich
Trade Policy
Nationalism
Customs Union
Economic Development
Protectionism
Standard of Living
Economic Integration
Adam Smith
Industrial Revolution
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
John Locke
Montesquieu
John Stuart Mill
Free Trade
Raw Materials
Public Finance
Infrastructure
Nationalization
Education
Fiat Money
Public Health
Liberalism
Insurance
Central Banking
Monetary Policy
Property Rights
World War I
Progressive Taxation
League of Nations
Agriculture
Taxation
Geopolitics
Unemployment
Interventionism
Labor Law
Innovation
Statism
Totalitarianism
Cartels
Poverty
Demography
Economic Policy
Table of Contents · 151 segments
1
Front Matter and Table of Contents
essay
2
Table of Contents Continued: Chapter XX, Appendix, and Index
chapter
3
Preface
essay
4
Introduction
essay
5
Part I Introduction: The Origin of the 1848 Constitution
chapter
6
Chapter I: Fall of the Old Confederation, Helvetic Republic, and Mediation Constitution, 1798–1815
chapter
7
Chapter II: The Federal Treaty of 1815, Beginning
chapter
8
Federal Pact of 1815: Decentralization and Political Inequality
chapter
9
Defense Provisions and the Origins of the Federal Army
chapter
10
Federal Protection of Monasteries and the Restoration-Regeneration Divide
chapter
11
Chapter III Opening: Military Success and Trade Policy Failure
chapter
12
Internal Trade Freedom and the Famine of 1816-1817
chapter
13
Recurring Conflicts over Section 11 and the Failure of Enforcement
chapter
14
Transit Tolls, Concordats, and Zellweger’s Failed Reform Efforts
chapter
15
Foreign Trade Policy, France, and the Road to the 1822 Reprisal Debate
chapter
16
The 1822 Reprisal Concordat and the Limits of Federal Competence
chapter
17
Failed Commercial Treaties and the Paradox of Forced Free Trade
chapter
18
Political Turmoil During the Swiss Regeneration
chapter
19
Chapter V: The Revision Attempt of 1832
chapter
20
Prehistory of the Sonderbund
chapter
21
Understanding the Causes of the Federal Constitution of 1848
chapter
22
Part II Introduction: Fundamental Principles of the 1848 Constitution
essay
23
Drafting the Swiss Federal Constitution of 1848
chapter
24
Revision Commission Program and Drafting Procedure
chapter
25
French February Revolution and Swiss Constitutional Freedom
chapter
26
Cantonal Reception and Tagsatzung Deliberations on the Draft
chapter
27
Transitional Provisions and Cantonal Ratification Votes
chapter
28
Legal Proclamation of the 1848 Constitution by Double Majority
chapter
29
Systematic Structure and Historical Meaning of the 1848 Constitution
chapter
30
Chapter IX: The Structure and Purpose of the Swiss Confederation
chapter
31
The Bicameral System in the 1848 Swiss Federal Constitution
chapter
32
The Federal Council
chapter
33
The Federal Court and Remaining Institutional Topics
chapter
34
The Federal Chancellery and National Languages
chapter
35
The Seat of the Federal Authorities
chapter
36
Constitutional Revision
chapter
37
Chapter X Introduction: Citizens' Rights and Duties
chapter
38
The Duty of Military Service
chapter
39
Equality Before the Law
chapter
40
Freedom of Settlement
chapter
41
Swiss Citizenship
chapter
42
Freedom of Worship
chapter
43
Freedom of the Press
chapter
44
Right of Petition
chapter
45
Freedom of Association
chapter
46
Rights and Duties of the Cantons: Cantonal Sovereignty?
chapter
47
Federal Guarantee of Cantonal Constitutions
chapter
48
Intercantonal Agreements and Foreign Relations
chapter
49
Military Capitulations and the Ban on Foreign Service Treaties
chapter
50
Cantonal Police and Limits on Standing Troops
chapter
51
Collective Security, Federal Intervention, and Cantonal Mutual Aid
chapter
52
Consumption Taxes and the Aftermath for Cantonal Sovereignty
chapter
53
Chapter XII Introduction: The Federal State as Winner of the Constitutional Struggle
chapter
54
The Federation and Foreign Affairs: Treaty Power and Neutrality
chapter
55
Federation and Cantons: Supremacy, Guarantees, and Autonomy
chapter
56
Federal Officials and the Parliamentary Election of the Army Commander
chapter
57
Article 12 and the Ban on Foreign Pensions, Titles, Gifts, and Orders
chapter
58
Military Unification: Limited Reform and the Composition of the Federal Army
chapter
59
Centralizing Military Instruction: From Pacte Rossi to the 1848 Draft
chapter
60
Army Equipment, War Materiel, and the Federal Flag in Article 20
chapter
61
Tagsatzung Revisions, Bern’s Centralization Motion, and the Final Military Articles
chapter
62
Economic and Customs Unification: Initial Commission Debates
chapter
63
Customs Centralization and Compensation for the Cantons
chapter
64
Liberal Tariff Principles and Article 25
chapter
65
Chapter XIII Introduction: Federal Rights, Duties, Special Tasks, and Public Finance
chapter
66
Public Works and Federal Authority over Infrastructure
chapter
67
Federal Higher Education and the Origins of Article 22
chapter
68
Federal Centralization of the Postal System
chapter
69
Coinage Reform and Federal Minting Authority
chapter
70
Uniform Weights and Measures
chapter
71
Federal Monopoly over Gunpowder
chapter
72
Stateless Persons and Citizenship Rights
chapter
73
Federal Police Powers over Foreigners
chapter
74
The Jesuits
chapter
75
Public Health Police
chapter
76
Financial Provisions of the 1848 Constitution
chapter
77
Concluding Reflections on the 1848 Constitution
chapter
78
Overview of the Constitution’s Later Development
chapter
79
The Constitutional Revision of 1866
chapter
80
The Total Revision of 1874
chapter
81
The 1879 Revision of Article 65 and the Death Penalty
chapter
82
The Banknote Monopoly Debate and the Joos Initiative of 1880
chapter
83
Constitutional Votes on Patents, Alcohol Regulation, and Social Insurance, 1882–1890
chapter
84
The 1891 Introduction of the Popular Initiative for Partial Constitutional Revision
chapter
85
The 1891 Federal Banknote Monopoly and the Road toward a National Bank
chapter
86
Chapter XVII Opening: Popular Initiatives from 1893 to 1918
chapter
87
The 1893 Schächtverbot Initiative and Article 25bis
chapter
88
The 1908 Absinth Prohibition Initiative
chapter
89
Federal Oversight of Water Powers and Article 24bis
chapter
90
The Struggle for Proportional Representation in National Council Elections
chapter
91
Other Constitutional Revisions: Forestry, Food Safety, and Legal Unification
chapter
92
Education Subsidies, Patents, Industrial Regulation, and Public Health Revisions
chapter
93
The 1914 Administrative Court Revision
chapter
94
War Finance, the One-Time War Tax, and Federal Stamp Duties
chapter
95
Overview of Constitutional Revision Attempts and Popular Initiatives, 1918–1947
chapter
96
Gambling Regulation, Course Halls, and the Treaty Referendum
chapter
97
Grain Supply and the Origins of Article 23bis
chapter
98
Grain Supply Article 23bis and the 1929 Counterproposal
chapter
99
Foreign Decorations, Armaments Control, and the Urgency Clause
chapter
100
Family Protection Article 34quinquies and Overview of Parliamentary Revisions
chapter
101
Accepted 1919 Revisions: Navigation, War Tax, and Electoral Transition
chapter
102
Swiss Accession to the League of Nations and Neutrality
chapter
103
Switzerland's 1920 League of Nations Referendum
chapter
104
1921 Federal Powers over Motor Vehicles, Bicycles, and Aviation
chapter
105
1925 Article 69ter on Foreigners Police and Residence
chapter
106
1925 Constitutional Basis for Old-Age, Survivors, and Invalidity Insurance
chapter
107
1927 Customs Article and Alpine Road Compensation
chapter
108
1928 Citizenship and Naturalization Reform in Article 44
chapter
109
1930 Alcohol Law Constitutional Reform and the 1923 Comparison
chapter
110
1931 National Council Seat Quota and Four-Year Federal Mandates
chapter
111
Recognition of Romansh as Switzerland's Fourth National Language
chapter
112
1938 Transitional Federal Finance Order
chapter
113
1938 Transitional Financial Provisions
chapter
114
1939 Revision on National Defense and Unemployment
chapter
115
1947 Economic Articles and the Restriction of Economic Freedom
chapter
116
Referendum Table for the 1947 Economic Articles
chapter
117
General Lines of Swiss Constitutional History, 1848-1948
chapter
118
Critical Reflections on Constitutional Authority, Etatism, and Part IV Transition
chapter
119
The Constitution of 1848 and the National Destiny
chapter
120
Federal Constitutions of 1848 and 1874: General Provisions, Cantonal Status, Foreign Relations, and Honours
chapter
121
Federal Constitutions of 1848 and 1874: Military Organization, Federal Intervention, and Public Works
chapter
122
Federal Constitutions of 1848 and 1874: Grain Supply, Natural Resources, Education, Customs, and Commercial Freedom
chapter
123
Federal Constitutions of 1848 and 1874: Economic Order, Trade Freedom, Banking, Crisis Policy, and Consumption Taxes
chapter
124
Federal Constitution of 1874: Alcohol Regulation, Absinthe Prohibition, and Hospitality Trade
chapter
125
Federal Constitution of 1874: Professional Licensing, Labour Protection, Social Insurance, Family, and Maternity Policy
chapter
126
Federal Constitution of 1874 and 1848: Gambling Ban and Opening of Postal Services Provisions
chapter
127
Postal and Telegraph Administration, Post-Regal Compensation, Staffing, and Road Oversight
chapter
128
Coinage, Roads, Motor Vehicles, Aviation, and Banknote Monopoly
chapter
129
Weights and Measures, Gunpowder, War Materiel, and Stamp Duties
chapter
130
Federal Revenues, Tobacco Taxation, and Military Cash Reserve
chapter
131
Swiss Citizenship, Political Rights, Naturalization, and Loss or Restoration of Citizenship
chapter
132
Freedom of Settlement and Expulsion of Swiss Residents
chapter
133
Civil Law of Domicile, Double Taxation, Residence Status, and Poor Relief Costs
chapter
134
Religious Freedom, Church-State Restrictions, Civil Status, Marriage, and Early Civil Liberties
chapter
135
Civil Liberties, Legal Equality, Federal Civil and Criminal Law, Public Health, and Foreigners
chapter
136
Federal Assembly and National Council
chapter
137
Council of States
chapter
138
Powers and Procedures of the Federal Assembly
chapter
139
Federal Council Organization and Executive Powers
chapter
140
Federal Council Powers and Departmental Administration
chapter
141
Federal Chancellery and Federal Court Organization and Jurisdiction
chapter
142
Federal Administrative and Disciplinary Jurisdiction and Miscellaneous Provisions
chapter
143
Revision of the Federal Constitution
chapter
144
Transitional Provisions of the 1848 and 1874 Constitutions
chapter
145
Tagsatzung Declaration Accepting the 1848 Constitution: Preamble
chapter
146
Appendix I: 1938 Finance Order and Interim Old Age and Survivors Insurance Funding
chapter
147
Tagsatzung Declaration Accepting the 1848 Constitution: Operative Articles and Signatures
chapter
148
Appendix I: Crisis Levy and Temporary Fiscal Emergency Powers
chapter
149
Appendix II: 1939 Federal Decree on Defense and Unemployment Credits
chapter
150
Closing Provisions of the 1939 Federal Decree
chapter
151
Register / Alphabetical Index
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