Page "Canton of Uri" Paragraph 34

After the defeat of the Sonderbund, Uri supported the new Swiss Federal Constitution.

They established a cantonal constitution that included some liberal changes including ; the abolition of lifetime alderman positions, eliminating the privy council and secret council meetings and the establishment of a provisional executive council.

The Landsgemeinde was the supreme sovereign power.

The Cantonal Council, which included the presiding government councils and the Cantonal Court President, and the eleven-member Executive Council formed the legislative and executive branches.

Ecclesiastical and school matters were under the Diocesan and Education Committees.

The Catholic Church continued to enjoy privileges, but freedom of worship was now available for other faiths.

The overall structure of the state remained cumbersome, because of the numerous commissions and the poor separation of powers.