Govt

Question 1

What is the order of municipal responsibilities from bottom up?

Answer 1

Gemeinde (local services)
Kantones (police, schools, health)
Confederation (military, customs, education)

Question 2

Name three pillars of government

Answer 2

Parliament (legislation)- issues laws and supervises government and administration

Government (executive) - executes laws, represents state

Judiciary (justice) - judges, sentences, protects

Question 3

Describe state bodies on a Federal Level

Answer 3

Parliament is formed of
National Council - 200 elected by people
Council of states - 46 elected by Kanton
These form the Federal Assembly

Question 4

7 departments of state

Answer 4

EDA - foreign affairs 
EDI - home affairs
EJPD - justice and police 
VBS - Militär 
EFD - Finance
EAER - economy, education, research 
UVEK - environment, transportation, energy, communication

Question 5

Name 4 primary parties

Answer 5

SP - Socialist
FDP - liberal
CVP - Christian Democracy
SVP - Swiss People’s

Question 6

4 duties of Swiss citizenship

Answer 6

Pay Taxes
Attend School
Be insured
Military service

Question 7

The police exist at what levels.

Answer 7

Federal
Kanton
City for larger
Traffic

Question 8

Who make up Gemeinderat

Answer 8

Personen

Name Vorname	Funktion
Leuthold Theo	Gemeindepräsident
Mosbacher Daniela	Vizepräsidentin
Brunner Hans-Peter	Gemeinderat
Koller Gerda	Gemeinderätin
Loretz Carla	Gemeinderätin
Nüesch Beat	Gemeinderat
Riedtmann Joggi	Gemeinderat
Uhlmann Markus	Gemeinderat
Wirth Peter	Gemeinderat
Oberhänsli Felix	Gemeindeschreiber