FranceMise en situation n° 40 · Rights and duties
Malik, who is Moroccan, has lived in France for twelve years. He thinks he can be chosen by lot to be a juror at the cour d’assises (the court for serious crimes). Is he right?
In the exam (French)
Malik, de nationalité marocaine, vit en France depuis douze ans. Il pense qu'il peut être tiré au sort pour être juré à la cour d'assises. A-t-il raison ?
- aNo, because only professional judges judge at the cour d’assises.Non, car seuls des juges professionnels jugent en cour d'assises.
- bYes, provided he has a ten-year resident card.Oui, à condition d'avoir une carte de résident de dix ans.
- cNo, you must be a French citizen and registered on the electoral rolls.Non, il faut être citoyen français et inscrit sur les listes électorales.Correct answer
- dYes, any foreigner who has lived in France for ten years can be one.Oui, tout étranger qui vit en France depuis dix ans peut l'être.
Why?
Being a juror at the cour d’assises is a civic duty reserved for French citizens. You must be at least 23, be registered on the electoral rolls and have all your civic rights. Jurors are drawn by lot from these lists and judge together with professional judges (magistrats).
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Mei’s daughter will be 3 in March. Mei wants to wait until she is 6 to enrol her at school. Is this possible?Correct answer:No, education is compulsory from the age of 3.
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To punish his 7-year-old son, Ibrahima slaps him. His neighbour tells him that this is forbidden. Is she right?Correct answer:Yes, all violence as a way of bringing up children is forbidden by law.
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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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