Bundesrat
Swiss federal council
The Bundesrat is the upper house of the legislature in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.
In Germany, it represents the sixteen state governments rather than being directly elected, giving states a voice in federal legislation.
The term is German for "federal council." The Bundesrat rejected the proposed tax reform.
Administrative territorial divisions
- BernSwiss federal city
- confederationAutonomous entities united loosely
- collegialCharacterized by peer cooperation
- consensusGeneral group agreement
multilingualism · neutrality · direct democracy · executive · Zurich · Geneva · federal departments
Enclosed room or cavity
- bicameralHaving two chambers
- veto powerAuthority to reject decisions
- consentVoluntary agreement given
- objectionExpression of disapproval
constitutional amendment · ratification · legislative process · oversight · revision · proposal · deliberation · session
Southeastern German state
- SaxonyGerman state around Dresden
- HesseGerman federal state
- ThuringiaGerman federal state
- BrandenburgNortheastern German federal state
Schleswig-Holstein · Hamburg · Bremen · Berlin · veto · chancellor · coalition
Austrian capital
- state legislaturesRegional elected lawmaking bodies
- proportional representationSeats allocated by vote share
- TyrolAustrian-Italian alpine region
- SalzburgAustrian city, composer's birthplace
cantons
Administrative territorial divisions
- BernSwiss federal city
- confederationAutonomous entities united loosely
- collegialCharacterized by peer cooperation
consensus · multilingualism · neutrality · direct democracy · executive · Zurich · Geneva · federal departments
chamber
Enclosed room or cavity
- bicameralHaving two chambers
- veto powerAuthority to reject decisions
- consentVoluntary agreement given
objection · constitutional amendment · ratification · legislative process · oversight · revision · proposal · deliberation · session · committee
Bavaria
Southeastern German state
Brandenburg · Schleswig-Holstein · Hamburg · Bremen · Berlin · veto · chancellor · coalition
Vienna
Austrian capital
- state legislaturesRegional elected lawmaking bodies
- proportional representationSeats allocated by vote share
- TyrolAustrian-Italian alpine region
BundesratBundestag
German federal parliament
lower house · Reichstag · House of Representatives · National Assembly
Bundesratcentral government
Nation's primary governing body
federal government · centralized authority · national parliament