FranceListe CSP, n° 46 · Institutions and politics
The judicial authority is exercised by:
In the exam (French)
L'autorité judiciaire est exercée par :
- athe magistrates, that is, judges and public prosecutorsles magistrats, c’est-à-dire les juges et les procureursCorrect answer
- bthe deputies and the senatorsles députés et les sénateurs
- cthe prefects and sub-prefectsles préfets et les sous-préfets
- dthe President of the Republic and the ministersle président de la République et les ministres
Why?
The judicial authority is exercised by the magistrates (magistrats): the judges, who make the decisions, and the public prosecutors (procureurs), who defend the interests of society and start prosecutions. Judges are protected so that they stay independent. Elected officials and the government cannot judge in their place.
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