"The Swiss Confederation In the Eyes of America's Founders" by Stephen P. Halbrook
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Swiss American Historical Society Review

Swiss American Historical Society Review

Keywords

Switzerland, Swiss history, European history

Abstract

The Swiss experience had a positive influence on the American Revolution, figured in the debates on adoption of the United States Constitution, and was a matter of commentary in the political struggles of the early Republic. The American model influenced the Swiss Constitution of 1848,t but before that the Swiss Confederation-then 500 years oldhelped inspire the birth of the American Republic, particularly regarding the interrelated concepts of resistance to oppression, independence from foreign states, neutrality, a people's militia, and federalism.

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