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Question 3 of 350 · Name, symbols and National Day

Confoederatio Helvetica ...

Confoederatio Helvetica ...

Correct answer: B

  1. Ais the name of a Swiss chocolate.ist der Name einer Schweizer Schokolade.
  2. Bis the Latin name for the Swiss Confederation.ist der lateinische Name für die Schweizer Eidgenossenschaft.
  3. Cis the name of Switzerland's first parliament.ist der Name des ersten Parlaments der Schweiz.
  4. Dis a parliamentary group in Parliament.ist eine Fraktion des Parlaments.

Why

«Confoederatio» is Latin for «confederation», and the Helvetii once lived in the area of Switzerland. So the name means Swiss Confederation in Latin.

Common mistakes

C: is the name of Switzerland's first parliament.
The first Federal Parliament of 1848 was called the Federal Assembly, not Confoederatio Helvetica.
D: is a parliamentary group in Parliament.
Parliamentary groups are groups of members of Parliament from one party; none of them has this name.

Topic

Names of Switzerland: Confederation, Confoederatio Helvetica, CH

Switzerland has several names. The official name in the Federal Constitution is «Swiss Confederation» (Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft). In everyday life people often just say «Confederation» (Eidgenossenschaft). In Switzerland the word means roughly «state». It comes from «Eid», an oath, which is a solemn promise. In the Middle Ages the first places promised each other mutual help. Anyone who made such an alliance was a «Confederate» (Eidgenosse).

Switzerland at a glance · Name, symbols and National Day

Sources

Official question of the Canton of Zurich (Gemeindeamt, May 2025). Translation and explanation: Swiss Passport.