Swiss direct democracy

GPTKB entity

Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:age 18
gptkbp:citizenParticipation high
gptkbp:constitution gptkb:Swiss_Federal_Constitution
gptkbp:country gptkb:Switzerland
gptkbp:feature referendums
mandatory referendums
optional referendums
popular initiatives
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Swiss direct democracy
gptkbp:influenced Swiss political culture
Swiss government accountability
Swiss legislation
gptkbp:language gptkb:French
gptkb:German
gptkb:Italian
gptkb:Romansh
gptkbp:level municipal
federal
cantonal
gptkbp:notableExample ban on minarets referendum (2009)
immigration quotas referendum (2014)
same-sex marriage referendum (2021)
universal basic income referendum (2016)
gptkbp:relatedConcept direct democracy
representative democracy
semi-direct democracy
gptkbp:requirementForOptionalReferendum 50,000 signatures in 100 days
gptkbp:requirementForPopularInitiative 100,000 signatures in 18 months
gptkbp:startDate 1848
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Bernese_Jura_separation_referendum
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7