- into six communes. Both
Appenzell cantons had
traditions of
holding Landsgemeinden, or
democratic ****emblies held in the open air, in
which every male...
-
Landsgemeinde ("cantonal ****embly"; German: [ˈlantsɡəˌmaɪndə],
plural Landsgemeinden) is a public, non-secret
ballot voting system operating by majority...
-
largest in one. Two cantons,
Appenzell Innerrhoden and Glarus, hold
Landsgemeinden as
their highest legislative body.
Under this system, a form of direct...
- In some
cases of
direct democracy, such as
Swiss cantons governed by
Landsgemeinden,
objections to
expanding the
suffrage claimed that
logistical limitations...
-
traditions of
making decisions through an open ****embly, such as the
Landsgemeinden of
Switzerland and town
meetings of New England. They have
arisen in...
-
legislatures also
involve or did
involve general po****r ****emblies
known as
Landsgemeinden; the use of this form of
legislature has declined: at present, it exists...
- two
hundred seats. A few
legislatures are
general ****emblies
known as
Landsgemeinden. The
cantonal governments consist of
either five or
seven members, depending...
- in the
present day, such as the town
meetings of New
England and the
Landsgemeinden in Switzerland. Po****r ****emblies have also
arisen during periods of...
- of the
villages and
towns surrounding Zug,
which each had
their own
Landsgemeinden but were
ruled by a
single Habsburg bailiff. Zug was
important as an...
-
landowners or
simply to
dispossess them of
their lands.
Regional diets, the
Landsgemeinden, were
formed to deal with the
administration of the commons; it also...
