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Human communities are looking for the best organization of the political system, which will allow them to build a comfortable life and to secure the future. Today, the majority of the societies is in favor of democracy. Very unusual, unique democracy is the Swiss democracy. The direct democracy in the Swiss Confederation, and the influence of citizens on the political system is the subject of this article, which presents the phenomenon of direct democracy in Switzerland with a focus on functionality and dysfunctionality of the Swiss political system.