However, some cantons do have a motto or an animal. To table of contents 4. The capital of Switzerland is Bern City, also the capital of the canton Bern . To table of contents 5. The Bundesrat consists of seven members, elected by the Vereinigte Bundesversammlung , a combined assembly of both chambers.
Elections take place every four years.
The federal court in Lausanne, VD is the highest court in the country. It protects the constitutional rights of the Swiss citizens against arbitrariness of the authorities and administration. The cantons Appenzell , Glarus and Unterwalden do not perform elections and voting, but a so called Landsgemeinde , an out door assembly of all its citizens. The attendees raise their hands to show if they agree with or deny a particular request. There are a 2929 municipalities in Switzerland.