FranceListe CSP, n° 44 · Institutions and politics
What is the role of the judicial authority (autorité judiciaire)?
In the exam (French)
Quel est le rôle de l'autorité judiciaire ?
- aPassing laws and checking the government in ParliamentVoter les lois et contrôler l’action du gouvernement au Parlement
- bLeading the country’s policy and deciding on major reformsDiriger la politique du pays et décider des grandes réformes
- cCollecting taxes and managing the State budget every yearCollecter les impôts et gérer chaque année le budget de l’État
- dSettling disputes and punishing those who do not respect the lawJuger les litiges et sanctionner ceux qui ne respectent pas la loiCorrect answer
Why?
The judicial authority is the judges and the public prosecutors. It settles conflicts between people and punishes offences. The Constitution also makes it the guardian of individual liberty, and it is independent of the government and of Parliament.
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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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