Switzerland's voters reject income guarantee

Q: Swiss voters have overwhelmingly rejected a referendum to allow a guaranteed monthly income for all adults whether they worked or not. Where is Switzerland?

Circle the area on this map


Q: Any Swiss voter can propose changes to the country's constitution and if they gather 100,000 signatures in 18 months, a referendum will be put on a national ballot. To pass, the measure must win a majority of the national vote and win in a majority of Switzerland's political subdivisions called ...

A. Abbeys

B. Balliwicks

C. Cantons

D. Divides

Q: Opponents of the proposal warned that “billions of people who would try to move into Switzerland” if the nation offered a guaranteed income. Switzerland allows other Europeans travel freely to the country even though it is not a member of . . .

A. European Union

B. Eurozone

C. NATO

D. All of the above

Q: Switzerland last week also opened the world’s longest rail tunnel which speeds travel to the nation on its southern border . . .

A. Austria

B. Italy

C. France

D. Germany

Q: The 35-mile tunnel runs through which mountain range that runs through Switzerland?

A. Alps

B. Balkans

C. Carpathians

D. Drakensbergs


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