FranceListe CSP, n° 120 · History, geography and culture
Who made school free, secular and compulsory?
In the exam (French)
Qui a rendu l’école gratuite, laïque et obligatoire ?
- aJules FerryJules FerryCorrect answer
- bNapoleon INapoléon Ier
- cCharles de GaulleCharles de Gaulle
- dGeorges ClemenceauGeorges Clemenceau
Why?
The Jules Ferry laws made state primary school free in 1881, then secular and compulsory in 1882, under the Third Republic. These laws are still a foundation of the French school system today.
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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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