The world: historical and actual . ic ins, says Niemann, range from purely democraticto perfectly representative systems, but each constitu-tion must be sanctioned by the federal assemblybefore it can come into force. The ecclesiasticalauthorities in the Reformed church are the synods,assemblies of the whole clergy; and at their sidestands in each canton, as the highest administrativeauthority, an ecclesiastical council—in Geneva aconsistory. The Roman Catholic church has fivebishoprics. Any person eligible to the assembly is also eligibleto the council and the presidency. There is also afeder
The world: historical and actual . ic ins, says Niemann, range from purely democraticto perfectly representative systems, but each constitu-tion must be sanctioned by the federal assemblybefore it can come into force. The ecclesiasticalauthorities in the Reformed church are the synods,assemblies of the whole clergy; and at their sidestands in each canton, as the highest administrativeauthority, an ecclesiastical council—in Geneva aconsistory. The Roman Catholic church has fivebishoprics. Any person eligible to the assembly is also eligibleto the council and the presidency. There is also afederal court, having jurisdiction over all cases aris-ing between the confederation and the canton,between canton and canton, also between the govern-ment, federal or local, on the one side and an indi-vidual or a corporation on the other. The country has three universities, Bern, Zurich,and Basle; and three professional schools of emi-nence, Geneva and Lausanne theological seminariesand law schools, and the law school at Freibur°\. The central government lias a constitution whichhas undergone many changes. The present organiclaw of the confederation dates from 1874. The con-gress of Switzerland, the federal assembly, consists ofa national council with one member for every 20,000inhabitants, and the council of states, correspondingto our national senate. There is a federal councilexercising executive functions, composed of sevenmembers, elected by the federal assembly. The pres-ident of that council, chosen annually by thecouncil itself, is president of the president is not eligible to re-election until afterthe lapse of a year from the expiration of his term. Watch-making is the chief industry in Switzerland. It remains to speak of the Republics of Andorraand San Marino, also the Principalities of Monaco,Pomerania, Servia and Montenegro. Andorra is the name of a valley and a republicwhich nestles like an eagles eyre far up among themountains. It is situated am
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