Chapter II

1. The Federal Assembly or Legislative Department.

2. The Federal Council or Executive Department.

3. The Federal Tribunal or Judicial Department.[22]

4. The Federal Chancellery.

It is provided that the duties of Secretary to the Federal
Assembly and Federal Council shall be performed by a Federal
Chancellery under the direction of a Chancellor of the
Confederation. The Chancellor shall be chosen for the term of
three years by the Federal Assembly at the same time as the
Federal Council. The Chancellery shall be under the special
supervision of the Federal Council.

5. Miscellaneous provisions.

These are three in number:

1. All that relates to the location of the Federal authorities
is a subject to be determined by the Confederation.

2. The three principal languages spoken in Switzerland--German,
French, and Italian--shall be considered national languages of
the Confederation.[23]

3. The officials of the Confederation shall be responsible
for their conduct in office. Federal law shall define this
responsibility and the means of enforcing it.

The third chapter directs the method by which the Constitution can be amended.