Society, General Knowledge for Vocational Schools (ABU), Vocabulary, Chapter 3
Vocabulary, Chapter 3
Vocabulary, Chapter 3
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court
institution that penalises infringements of law and settles disputes
municipality
local government of a town or district; lowest administrative division (in Switzerland, the hierarchy is: federal government, canton, municipality)
alternative concept
alternative to a concept, for example, referendum or initiative
federalism
a state structure or political principle of state formation where several federal states combine to work as a whole (federation)
refugee
someone who leaves their country, especially during a war or other threatening event, on account of their nationality, belonging to a certain group, is exposed to serious disadvantages for political or racial reasons (e.g. prison, torture)
optional referendum
an instrument of direct democracy in Switzerland where people vote on subjects which 50,000 eligible voters or at least 8 cantons have petitioned to vote on a federal law
dictatorship
a form of government prevailing in a country where absolute power is exercised by a dictator (e.g. North Korea) or by very few persons (a political party)
compulsory/ official duty
a citizen's obligation to serve in the military
democracy
government by the people; a form of government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised directly by them or by their elected agents in a manner that affects the co-existence in the larger community (derived from the Greek words "demos" = people and "kratia" =government
civil rights
statutory rights that a state guarantees to its citizens
Federal Council
Switzerland's executive government; consisting of seven council members
Federal Court /Supreme Court
highest judicial authority in Switzerland (Lausanne)
federation
governmental entity of Switzerland
asylum
the right to stay in a country, given by a government to protect someone who has escaped persecution in their own country
abolute majority
election regulation, according to which a candidate or party acquiring more than half the votes wins
censorship
control or screening of political content (e.g. in mass media, in the circulation of information)
advertising
means and actions to systematically influence potential buyers
right to vote
political right to take part in elections, active or passively
popular majority
a popular majority is equivalent to a majority of the valid votes cast
fourth estate
mass media, which is gaining in significance as a mediator of information
compulsory insurance
a legal obligation to insure oneself, such as medical insurance
Federal Assembly
the joint meeting of the National Council and Council of States
UN charter
constitution of the United Nations
subjectivity
based on your own feelings and ideas and not on facts; something that is based on facts is objective
cancel
changing a pre-printed ballot paper by crossing out a name on the list
voting right
the right to vote for or against a cause, for example, at a referendum
tacit election
election where contenders are automatically elected, due to the fact that there are more seats of government than people running for office
tax liability
a citizens obligation to pay taxes to the state
Council of States
the smaller of the two chambers of the Swiss parliament; the 46 representatives represent the cantons
civic rights
rights that require a state citizenship (e.g. freedom of establishment, protection against expulsion)
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