FranceListe CSP, n° 74 · Institutions and politics

What is the role of Parliament?

In the exam (French)

Quel est le rôle du Parlement ?

  1. aPassing laws, checking the government and evaluating public policiesVoter les lois, contrôler le gouvernement et évaluer les politiques publiquesCorrect answer
  2. bDelivering justice in the courts and trying accused peopleRendre la justice dans les tribunaux et juger les personnes accusées
  3. cElecting the President of the Republic every five years, at VersaillesÉlire le président de la République tous les cinq ans, à Versailles
  4. dAppointing prefects, ambassadors and senior State officialsNommer les préfets, les ambassadeurs et les hauts fonctionnaires de l’État

Why?

According to Article 24 of the Constitution, Parliament passes the law, checks the government’s action and evaluates public policies. It also votes on the State budget every year. The President of the Republic is not elected by Parliament but directly by the citizens.

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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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