FranceListe CR, n° 45 · Institutions and politics
What does the rule of law (État de droit) guarantee?
In the exam (French)
Que garantit l’État de droit ?
- aThe right of the Government not to apply court decisionsLe droit pour le Gouvernement de ne pas appliquer les décisions de justice
- bRespect for fundamental rights, under the supervision of independent judgesLe respect des droits fondamentaux, sous le contrôle de juges indépendantsCorrect answer
- cThe possibility for the president to change the Constitution aloneLa possibilité pour le président de changer seul la Constitution
- dThe superiority of religious rules over civil lawsLa supériorité des règles religieuses sur les lois civiles
Why?
The rule of law protects everyone’s rights and freedoms against arbitrary power. Public authorities must respect the law, and independent judges can check them and impose penalties on them. No one is above the law.
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Knowledge questions: Ministry of the Interior (DIAN), official lists of knowledge questions CSP and CR, formation-civique.interieur.gouv.fr, Licence Ouverte 2.0, read on 21 October 2026; the official list for naturalisation, immigration.interieur.gouv.fr (DGEF), Licence Ouverte 2.0, read on 25 October 2026. The answer options, the explanations, the situations and the English translation are ours, written with AI; in the exam the questions are in French. This is not a ministry service.
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