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The Swiss Government Quiz

Are you familiar with the different areas of the Swiss government? Do you know the abbreviations, cantons, and political parties? then this quiz is for you
Both abbreviations and full names count.
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Official Name
Ministry of the Interior
EDI, Eidgenössiches Departement des Inneren
Ministry of Justice and Police
EJPD, Eidgenössisches Justiz- und Polizeidepartement
Ministry of Defence and Sport
VBS, Eidgenössisches Departement für Verteidigung, Befölkerungsschutz und Sport
Ministry of Finances
EFD, Eidgenössisches Finanzdepartement
Ministry of the Economy
WBF, Eidgenössisches Departement für Wirtschaft, Bildung und Forschung
Ministry of Energy and Transport
UVEK, Eidgenössisches Departement für Umwelt, Verkehr, Energie und Kommunikation
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
EDA, Eidgenössisches Departement des Äusseren
Federal Chancellor
Viktor Rossi
Minister of the Interior
Elizabeth Baume-Schneider
Minister of Justice and Police
Beat Jans
Minister of Defence and sport
Martin Pfister
Minister of Finances
Karin Keller-Sutter
Minister of the Economy
Guy Parmelin
Minister of Transport and Energie
Albert Rösti
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Ignazio Cassis
State Secretariat for Economic Affairs
SECO / Staatssekretariat für Wirtschaft
State Secretariat for Migration
SEM / Staatssekretariat für Migration
Federal Statistical Office
BFS / Bundesamt für Statistik
State Secretariat for Security Policy
SEPOS / Staatssekretariat für Sicherheitspolitik
State Secretariat for Financial Affairs
SIF / Staatssekretariat für Finanzfragen
State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation
SBFI / Staatssekretariat für Bildung, Forschung und Innovation
Federal intelligence service
NDB / Nachrichtendienst des Bundes
Federal Office of Public Health
BAG / Bundesamt für Gesundheit
Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology
MeteoSchweiz / Bundesamt für Meteorologie und Klimatologie
Federal Office for Food Safety and Veterinary Affairs
BLV / Bundesamt für Lebensmittelsicherheit und Veterinärwesen
Federal Office of Police
Fedpol / Bundesamt für Polizei
Federal Office for Civil Protection
BABS / Bundesamt für Bevölkerungsschutz
Federal Office of Sport
BASPO / Bundesamt für Sport
Federal Customs Administration
EZV / Eidgenössische Zollverwaltung
Federal Tax Administration
ESTV / Eidgenössische Steuerverwaltung
Federal Office for the Environment
BAFU / Bundesamt für Umwelt
Federal Office of Energy
BFE / Bundesamt für Energie
Federal Roads Office
ASTRA / Bundesamt für Strassen
Institute of Medicinal Products
Swissmedic / Schweizerisches Heilmittelinstitut
Council of Cantons
Ständerat
How many Members
46
National Council
Nationalrat
How many Members
200
Federal Council
Bundesrat
Largest political parties
Parteien
Right
SVP / Schweizerische Volkspartei
Left
SP / Sozialdemokratische Partei Schweiz
Middle right
FDP / Freisinnig-Demokratischen Partei
Middle
Mitte
Left
Grünen
Middle Left
GLP / Grünliberale Partei
Right
EDU / Eidgenössisch-Demokratische Union
Cantons
Kantone
UR
Uri
OW
Obwalden
NW
Nidwalden
SZ
Schwyz
LU
Luzern
GR
Graubünden
TI
Tessin / Ticino
VS
Wallis / Valais
VD
Vaudois / Waadt
GE
Genf / Geneva / Geneve
FR
Freiburg / Fribourg
NE
Neuenburg / Neuchatel
JU
Jura
BE
Bern
BL
Basel Landschaft
BS
Basel Stadt
SO
Solothurn
ZG
Zug
AG
Aargau
GL
Glarus
ZH
Zürich
SH
Schaffhausen
TG
Thurgau
SG
St. Gallen
AI
Appenzell Innerrhoden
AR
Appenzell Ausserrhoden
Date of the federal constitution
12.9.1848
Date of Founding of the Swiss Confederation
1.8.1291
National Holiday
1. August
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