Comparison scheme w.r.t Indian Constitution

Indian Constitution	Swiss Constitution
Executive vested in the President	Executive vested in the Federal Council
President elected by electoral college	Federal Council elected by Federal Assembly
Party Government	Absent
States cannot conclude treaties	Cantons can conclude treaties
Supremacy of Judiciary	Judiciary cannot rule invalid a federal law
No referendum	Referendum possible

Institutions for Direct Democracy:

1. Referendum: It means referring bills for ratification to the people. It is not similar to plebiscite. Plebiscite means taking opinion of the people on any issue.

2. Initiative: It is a bill initiated by the people and people conveying it to the assembly.

3. Recall: It means calling the representative back at any point of time, if voters are not satisfied by his work.