FranceListe CSP, n° 13 · Principles and values of the Republic

What does liberty mean?

In the exam (French)

Que signifie la liberté ?

  1. aBeing able to do whatever you want, without any limitPouvoir faire tout ce que l’on veut, sans aucune limite
  2. bBeing able to do anything that does not harm othersPouvoir faire tout ce qui ne nuit pas aux autresCorrect answer
  3. cBeing able to disobey laws you find unfairPouvoir désobéir aux lois que l’on trouve injustes
  4. dBeing able to live only by the rules of your own communityPouvoir vivre selon les seules règles de sa communauté

Why?

According to Article 4 of the Declaration of 1789 (the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen), liberty means being able to do anything that does not harm others. Everyone can think, speak and live as they wish, without stopping others from doing the same. The limits of liberty are set by the law, which applies to everyone.

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Source

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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