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«Staatskundetest» (Appenzell Ausserrhoden) — written test; catalogue not public, sources CH Info/ECHO
Basic preparation: the official federal questions borrowed from another canton — not this canton’s real questions.
Real exam — How the test works
Appenzell Ausserrhoden runs a mandatory written civics test, but neither the format nor the catalogue is public (the guide is login-protected). The canton recommends official sources — «CH Info», «VoteInfo» and «ECHO» (paid: CHF 21, print only). For now, we prepare you with the basic federal questions (taken from Zürich's Grundkenntnistest) — this is not the real test.
Simulated written exam
20 communes in the canton
No commune matches.
Written. Basic preparation: the official federal questions borrowed from another canton — not this canton’s real questions.
30 questions (estimate) · 60 min (estimate) · 21 correct answers out of 30 to pass (estimate).
The official source is ar.ch, published by Amt für Inneres, Abteilung Bürgerrecht und Zivilstand. The app prepares you for it free of charge — Federal base. ↗
Yes. The app is free, with no ads and no sign-up required, on iOS and Android.
Each canton sets its own exam. These pages say what each one asks, from the canton's own published material.
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