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  1. The Federal Assembly, also Swiss parliament, is the federal bicameral legislature of Switzerland. The lower house is the 200-seat National Council and the upper house is the 46-seat Council of States. It meets in Bern in the Federal Palace. The houses have identical powers.

  2. The Federal Assembly is Switzerland's legislative power (or legislature). It consists of two chambers: the National Council and the Council of States. Both chambers have the same powers but meet at different times, during what are known in Switzerland as 'sessions'.

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  4. The Federal Assembly (German: Bundesversammlung, French: Assemblée fédérale, Italian: Assemblea federale, Romansh: Assamblea federala) is Switzerland's federal legislature. It meets in Bern in the Federal Palace. The Federal Assembly is bicameral, being made-up of the 200-seat National Council and the 46-seat Council of States. The houses ...

  5. The first Federal Assembly met in November 1848, elected the first Federal Council and made Bern the federal capital. With the adoption of the Federal Constitution in 1848, Switzerland became a modern federal state. The cantons were now presided over by a federal government and a federal parliament.

  6. The Federal Assembly, also Swiss parliament, is the federal bicameral legislature of Switzerland. The lower house is the 200-seat National Council and the upper house is the 46-seat Council of States. It meets in Bern in the Federal Palace.

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