The Federal Assembly, which is the Swiss parliament, is made up of two chambers, namely the National Council and the Council of States, which have the same powers. It is the supreme authority of the Confederation subject to the rights of the people and the cantons.
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The National Council is made up of 200 members who represent the Swiss people. Each canton and each half-canton constitutes a constituency and elects at least one member, even if its population is less than the national average of 37,500 inhabitants for one seat (Switzerland having a total population of around 7.5 million).
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The Council of States has 46 members who represent the Swiss Cantons. The Cantons of Obwald, Nidwald, Basel-City, Basel-Country, Appenzell Outer Rhodes and Appenzell Inner Rhodes shall elect one Senator each, the other Cantons shall elect two Senators. Zurich, which has over 1 million inhabitants, elects two representatives as does Uri, which has roughly 35'000 inhabitants.
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