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Question wording: “To what extent would you say the political system in Switzerland allows people like yourself to have a say in what the government does (0 means ‘not at all’ and 10 ‘completely’)?”
Sample size: ESS 2014: 1532–3045, weighted data
Source: ESS 2014
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Agreement with the statement that the political system allows the population to influence the behaviour of the government
Number of popular votes per decade
Popular votes are a suitable means to decide on political issues
Participating in voting and perception of one’s own political influence 
