An interactive quiz, civics in two minutes and two guides on the interview and costs. All the videos from our YouTube channel, in German: useful for practising your German too.
The big interactive quiz: 20 questions on geography, history, politics and everyday life. You get 5 seconds per question, and you pass the quiz with at least 17 correct answers. Test your knowledge before you start practising.
Practise: around 500 questions
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Democracy, federalism, separation of powers, popular initiative and referendum: five basic civics concepts, explained with drawings. Each video is under two minutes.
Why the Swiss people vote up to four times a year, what direct democracy means, and which political rights you gain after naturalisation.
Confederation, 26 cantons, roughly 2’100 municipalities: how Swiss federalism works, and why naturalisation runs differently depending on canton and municipality.
Legislature, executive, judiciary: the National Council with 200 seats, the Council of States with 46, the seven-member Federal Council, and the courts. This is how power is shared in Switzerland.
100’000 signatures in 18 months: how the popular initiative works, what the double majority means, and how it differs from a referendum.
Optional and mandatory referendums, the 50’000-signature rule, and the difference between the popular majority and the cantonal majority, in under two minutes.
This is what a practice question looks like. They are available in German and French.
Two practical topics: how the interview with the municipality works, and which fees apply in your canton.
How the interview at the municipality works: typical questions from the naturalisation committee, the assessment criteria, and four pitfalls you can avoid.
Fees from the Confederation, canton and municipality at a glance, the most and least expensive cantons, plus hidden costs like the language test and documents.
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25 questions in
German or French