Editing Switzerland (section)

=== Federal Assembly ===
The [[Federal Assembly (Switzerland)|Federal Assembly]] is the [[parliament]] of Switzerland. It consists of two houses: The [[Council of States (Switzerland)|Council of States]] has 46 members, two from each canton and one from each [[half-canton]]. The [[National Council (Switzerland)|National Council]] has 200 members, apportioned to reflect the population of each canton, and elected by [[Panachage|proportional representation]] within each canton. Members of both houses serve for four years and work part-time (''Milizsystem'').<ref>{{Cite web |date=9 December 2009 |title=Die Legislative ist ein Miliz-Parlament – SWI swissinfo.ch |url=http://www.swissinfo.ch/ger/die-legislative-ist-ein-miliz-parlament/162442 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220123831/http://www.swissinfo.ch/ger/die-legislative-ist-ein-miliz-parlament/162442 |archive-date=20 December 2016 |access-date=13 December 2016}}</ref> When both houses are in joint session, they are known collectively as the [[Federal Assembly of Switzerland|Federal Assembly]]. Through [[Optional referendum|optional referendums]], citizens may challenge any law passed by parliament.<ref name="Politics" />