FranceListe CR, n° 52 · Institutions and politics
What is legislative power? The power:
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Qu'est-ce que le pouvoir législatif ? Le pouvoir :
- ato judge disputes and punish offencesde juger les litiges et de punir les infractions
- bto pass lawsde voter les loisCorrect answer
- cto apply the laws and run the administrationd'appliquer les lois et de diriger l'administration
- dto check that laws respect the Constitutionde vérifier que les lois respectent la Constitution
Why?
Legislative power is the power to make and pass laws. In France, it belongs to Parliament: the National Assembly and the Senate. Applying the laws belongs to executive power, and judging belongs to the judicial authority.
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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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