FranceListe CSP, n° 62 · Institutions and politics
What is the role of the deputies (députés)?
In the exam (French)
Quel est le rôle des députés ?
- aJudging people who commit offencesJuger les personnes qui commettent des délits
- bRunning the communes and the departmentsDiriger les communes et les départements
- cAppointing the Prime Minister and the ministersNommer le Premier ministre et les ministres
- dPassing laws and checking the government’s actionVoter les lois et contrôler l’action du gouvernementCorrect answer
Why?
Deputies, elected for five years, sit in the National Assembly. They debate and pass laws, check the government (questions, committees of inquiry) and can bring it down with a motion of censure (motion de censure). They do not judge and do not appoint the Prime Minister.
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