FranceListe CSP, n° 40 · Institutions and politics
What is executive power? The power:
In the exam (French)
Qu'est-ce que le pouvoir exécutif ? Le pouvoir :
- ato enforce the laws and lead the country’s policyde faire appliquer les lois et de conduire la politique du paysCorrect answer
- bto pass laws and check the governmentde voter les lois et de contrôler le gouvernement
- cto judge people who do not respect the lawde juger les personnes qui ne respectent pas la loi
- dto check that laws respect the Constitutionde vérifier que les lois respectent la Constitution
Why?
Executive power enforces the laws and leads the country’s policy. In France, it belongs to the President of the Republic and the government, led by the Prime Minister. Passing laws belongs to legislative power (Parliament), and judging belongs to the judicial authority.
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Leaders are elected by the citizens in:Correct answer:a democracy
Les dirigeants sont élus par les citoyens dans : — une démocratie
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Do you have the right not to respect a law?Correct answer:No, everyone must respect the law, even if they disagree
A-t-on le droit de ne pas respecter une loi ? — Non, chacun doit respecter la loi, même s’il n’est pas d’accord
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Who must respect the law?Correct answer:Everyone, including elected officials and leaders
Qui doit respecter la loi ? — Toutes les personnes, y compris les élus et les dirigeants
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What is the role of the judicial authority (autorité judiciaire)?Correct answer:Settling disputes and punishing those who do not respect the law
Quel est le rôle de l'autorité judiciaire ? — Juger les litiges et sanctionner ceux qui ne respectent pas la loi
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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