Original: Ueli Maurer ( SVP ) , Federal Department of Defence , Civil Protection and Sports Origins and history of the Federal Council Origins of the institution The Federal Council was instituted by the 1848 Federal Constitution as the '' supreme executive and directorial authority of the Confederation '' .
Simplified: Origins and history of the Federal Council Origins of the institution The Federal Council was set up by the 1848 Federal Constitution as the '' supreme executive and directorial authority of the Confederation '' .