How many signatures are needed for a federal popular initiative within 18 months?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. 100,000
- Step 1: A federal popular initiative needs 100,000 valid signatures collected in 18 months. Answer: 100,000. Why not the others: 50,000, 200,000 and 500,000 don't fit.
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- How many members does the Swiss Federal Council have?
- How many members does the National Council (Nationalrat) have?
- How many members does the Council of States (Ständerat) have?
- How many cantons does Switzerland have?
- In which year did women get the right to vote in federal elections in Switzerland?
- Which canton was the last to introduce women's voting rights at cantonal level, after a Federal Supreme Court ruling in 1990?