Question 1

Which of the following statements about the Socialist Party (PS) is INCORRECT?

Accepted Answer

A)  It first came to power with François Mitterrand in 1981. 
B)  It is a center-left party. 
C)  It was formerly known as the Communist Party of France but changed its name in the late 1970s. 
D)  It put forward the first female presidential candidate. 
E)  It draws support from civil servants, low-income groups, and educated professionals. 
A)  It first came to power with François Mitterrand in 1981. 
B)  It is a center-left party. 
C)  It was formerly known as the Communist Party of France but changed its name in the late 1970s. 
D)  It put forward the first female presidential candidate. 
E)  It draws support from civil servants, low-income groups, and educated professionals.

Question 2

Which characteristic is shared by both the ancien regime and the regimes that followed the French Revolution?

Accepted Answer

A)  France was ruled by a king. 
B)  The state was powerful. 
C)  The state championed the values of liberty, equality, and fraternity. 
D)  The Catholic Church was a strong supporter of the regime. 
E)  France was ruled by a parliament. 
A)  France was ruled by a king. 
B)  The state was powerful. 
C)  The state championed the values of liberty, equality, and fraternity. 
D)  The Catholic Church was a strong supporter of the regime. 
E)  France was ruled by a parliament.

Question 3

Since 1983, France has generally pursued a neoliberal economic strategies including

Accepted Answer

A)  sharply cutting social spending and erecting trade barriers to protect domestic industries. 
B)  privatization and deregulation. 
C)  liberalization and nationalization. 
D)  inviting greater foreign capital investment but also erecting trade barriers. 
E)  privatization and sharp cuts in social spending. 
A)  sharply cutting social spending and erecting trade barriers to protect domestic industries. 
B)  privatization and deregulation. 
C)  liberalization and nationalization. 
D)  inviting greater foreign capital investment but also erecting trade barriers. 
E)  privatization and sharp cuts in social spending.

Question 4

All of the following are TRUE of the status of women in France EXCEPT

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A)  they are entitled to generous maternity leaves. 
B)  they find it easier to work due to the government-funded high-quality child care. 
C)  the proportion of female managers in France is among the lowest in industrial countries. 
D)  the wage gap between men and women is 20 percent. 
E)  All of the statements are true. 
A)  they are entitled to generous maternity leaves. 
B)  they find it easier to work due to the government-funded high-quality child care. 
C)  the proportion of female managers in France is among the lowest in industrial countries. 
D)  the wage gap between men and women is 20 percent. 
E)  All of the statements are true.

Question 5

How and why is the French state's style of economic management changing? To what extent are such changes a reflection of the impact of the European Union? To what extent are they reflective of other factors? How have these changes affected the society and economy of France?

Accepted Answer

The French state's style of economic man

Question 6

What factors have contributed to the political rise of the Front National? What does this suggest about French society and politics?

Accepted Answer

The political rise of the Front National

Question 7

The decline in the French executive's power in recent years can be explained by all of the following factors EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  a constitutional amendment that proclaims the organization of the French state to be decentralized. 
B)  the reduced role of the state in economic affairs. 
C)  judicial review. 
D)  the transfer of power to subnational governments. 
E)  the passage of laws that have resulted in stronger committees in the French parliament. 
A)  a constitutional amendment that proclaims the organization of the French state to be decentralized. 
B)  the reduced role of the state in economic affairs. 
C)  judicial review. 
D)  the transfer of power to subnational governments. 
E)  the passage of laws that have resulted in stronger committees in the French parliament.

Question 8

Assess the charge that there is a crisis of political representation in the party system of France. What developments have occurred that lead some to make this charge? How fundamentally important are these developments? What are their consequences?

Accepted Answer

The charge that there is a crisis of pol

Question 9

Which of the following accurately describes the dominant French approach to national identity?

Accepted Answer

A)  National identity is based on the value of multiculturalism in which the diverse cultures of immigrant groups enrich French culture. 
B)  French national identity embodies universally valid, secular, and republican values. 
C)  French national identity is primarily a result of the country's Catholic heritage. 
D)  National identity is rooted in the shared ethnic ties of most French citizens. 
E)  The government is attempting to dilute French national identity in favor of a European identity. 
A)  National identity is based on the value of multiculturalism in which the diverse cultures of immigrant groups enrich French culture. 
B)  French national identity embodies universally valid, secular, and republican values. 
C)  French national identity is primarily a result of the country's Catholic heritage. 
D)  National identity is rooted in the shared ethnic ties of most French citizens. 
E)  The government is attempting to dilute French national identity in favor of a European identity.

Question 10

Most of France's international trade is with

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A)  its former colonies in Africa and Asia. 
B)  other member-states of the European Union. 
C)  the United States. 
D)  Japan. 
E)  China. 
A)  its former colonies in Africa and Asia. 
B)  other member-states of the European Union. 
C)  the United States. 
D)  Japan. 
E)  China.

Question 11

The governmental system used in France today is called a

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A)  semiparliamentarian system. 
B)  presidential system. 
C)  parliamentarian system. 
D)  hybrid system. 
E)  semipresidential system. 
A)  semiparliamentarian system. 
B)  presidential system. 
C)  parliamentarian system. 
D)  hybrid system. 
E)  semipresidential system.

Question 12

Indicative planning refers to

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A)  the state establishing a national plan identifying desirable priorities for economic and social development. 
B)  the state selecting particular, or "indicated," industrial and financial firms that were privately owned to take over in an attempt to pursue economic modernization. 
C)  the practice of the French president indicating his economic preferences in an annual speech to the parliament so that it might plan its activity accordingly. 
D)  a particular kind of neoliberal economic strategy. 
E)  the common practice of governments indicating their preferences before an international summit. 
A)  the state establishing a national plan identifying desirable priorities for economic and social development. 
B)  the state selecting particular, or "indicated," industrial and financial firms that were privately owned to take over in an attempt to pursue economic modernization. 
C)  the practice of the French president indicating his economic preferences in an annual speech to the parliament so that it might plan its activity accordingly. 
D)  a particular kind of neoliberal economic strategy. 
E)  the common practice of governments indicating their preferences before an international summit.

Question 13

The Edict of Nantes was

Accepted Answer

A)  the agreement that united various principalities into the country of France. 
B)  a decree issued by Henry IV that granted Protestants limited religious toleration. 
C)  a law passed by Charlemagne that divided France among his sons. 
D)  a 1645 treaty that established peace between France and Germany until the outbreak of World War I. 
E)  the founding document of the ancien r é gime. 
A)  the agreement that united various principalities into the country of France. 
B)  a decree issued by Henry IV that granted Protestants limited religious toleration. 
C)  a law passed by Charlemagne that divided France among his sons. 
D)  a 1645 treaty that established peace between France and Germany until the outbreak of World War I. 
E)  the founding document of the ancien r é gime.

Question 14

When the National Assembly votes on a motion of no confidence or censure of the government, what happens?

Accepted Answer

A)  The government must publicly apologize. 
B)  The government must call new legislative elections. 
C)  The government must introduce new legislation along the lines demanded by parliament. 
D)  The government must resign. 
E)  The Senate then begins impeachment proceedings. 
A)  The government must publicly apologize. 
B)  The government must call new legislative elections. 
C)  The government must introduce new legislation along the lines demanded by parliament. 
D)  The government must resign. 
E)  The Senate then begins impeachment proceedings.

Question 15

_____________ was the only president since De Gaulle to expand the power of the presidency.

Accepted Answer

A)  Frances Mitterrand 
B)  Jacques Chirac 
C)  Georges Pompidou 
D)  Valery Giscard d'Estaing 
E)  Nicolas Sarkozy 
A)  Frances Mitterrand 
B)  Jacques Chirac 
C)  Georges Pompidou 
D)  Valery Giscard d'Estaing 
E)  Nicolas Sarkozy

Question 16

The civil solidarity pact

Accepted Answer

A)  expands the right of citizens to participate in demonstrations. 
B)  grants the legal rights and benefits to unmarried and gay couples that had previously been available to only married couples. 
C)  outlaws "groups dangerous to French national solidarity." 
D)  creates jobs for young people. 
E)  bans the wearing of conspicuous religious symbols. 
A)  expands the right of citizens to participate in demonstrations. 
B)  grants the legal rights and benefits to unmarried and gay couples that had previously been available to only married couples. 
C)  outlaws "groups dangerous to French national solidarity." 
D)  creates jobs for young people. 
E)  bans the wearing of conspicuous religious symbols.

Question 17

The last experience of cohabitation (1997 - 2002) produced what reform?

Accepted Answer

A)  Run-off elections would be held until the same coalition holds both the presidency and the National Assembly. 
B)  The president's term was reduced to five years, and elections for the president and National Assembly would be held at the same time. 
C)  The National Assembly would be dissolved, and new elections called in the event of cohabitation. 
D)  The National Assembly gained the power to appoint the president. 
E)  The president was permitted to reject the initial nominee for prime minister in the event of cohabitation but would have to accept the subsequent choice. 
A)  Run-off elections would be held until the same coalition holds both the presidency and the National Assembly. 
B)  The president's term was reduced to five years, and elections for the president and National Assembly would be held at the same time. 
C)  The National Assembly would be dissolved, and new elections called in the event of cohabitation. 
D)  The National Assembly gained the power to appoint the president. 
E)  The president was permitted to reject the initial nominee for prime minister in the event of cohabitation but would have to accept the subsequent choice.

Question 18

Which of the following is NOT correct about the French Revolution?

Accepted Answer

A)  It can be described as a liberal and democratic revolution. 
B)  It inspired national uprisings elsewhere in Europe. 
C)  It replaced the monarchy with a republic. 
D)  Although a national revolution, it had international impacts. 
E)  It was bloodless. 
A)  It can be described as a liberal and democratic revolution. 
B)  It inspired national uprisings elsewhere in Europe. 
C)  It replaced the monarchy with a republic. 
D)  Although a national revolution, it had international impacts. 
E)  It was bloodless.

Question 19

The 2004 law banning the wearing  of the hidjab (headscarf) in public schools

Accepted Answer

A)  was a rare example of a bill not sponsored by the government becoming law. 
B)  was a response to a terrorist attack. 
C)  was declared unconstitutional by the Constitutional Council. 
D)  could be seen as illustrative of the exclusionary aspects of the republican model of French national identity. 
E)  was a concession to the Front National. 
A)  was a rare example of a bill not sponsored by the government becoming law. 
B)  was a response to a terrorist attack. 
C)  was declared unconstitutional by the Constitutional Council. 
D)  could be seen as illustrative of the exclusionary aspects of the republican model of French national identity. 
E)  was a concession to the Front National.

Question 20

What do you consider the single-most challenge confronting French politics in the present era and why? To what extent are French political institutions well equipped to deal with this challenge?

Accepted Answer

The single-most challenge confronting Fr

Which of the following statements about the Socialist Party (PS) is INCORRECT?

Which characteristic is shared by both the ancien regime and the regimes that followed the French Revolution?

Since 1983, France has generally pursued a neoliberal economic strategies including

All of the following are TRUE of the status of women in France EXCEPT

How and why is the French state's style of economic management changing? To what extent are such changes a reflection of the impact of the European Union? To what extent are they reflective of other factors? How have these changes affected the society and economy of France?

What factors have contributed to the political rise of the Front National? What does this suggest about French society and politics?

The decline in the French executive's power in recent years can be explained by all of the following factors EXCEPT

Assess the charge that there is a crisis of political representation in the party system of France. What developments have occurred that lead some to make this charge? How fundamentally important are these developments? What are their consequences?

Which of the following accurately describes the dominant French approach to national identity?

Most of France's international trade is with

The governmental system used in France today is called a

Indicative planning refers to

The Edict of Nantes was

When the National Assembly votes on a motion of no confidence or censure of the government, what happens?

_____________ was the only president since De Gaulle to expand the power of the presidency.

The civil solidarity pact

The last experience of cohabitation (1997 - 2002) produced what reform?

Which of the following is NOT correct about the French Revolution?

The 2004 law banning the wearing of the hidjab (headscarf) in public schools

What do you consider the single-most challenge confronting French politics in the present era and why? To what extent are French political institutions well equipped to deal with this challenge?

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Which of the following statements about the Socialist Party (PS) is INCORRECT?

Which characteristic is shared by both the ancien regime and the regimes that followed the French Revolution?

Since 1983, France has generally pursued a neoliberal economic strategies including

All of the following are TRUE of the status of women in France EXCEPT

How and why is the French state's style of economic management changing? To what extent are such changes a reflection of the impact of the European Union? To what extent are they reflective of other factors? How have these changes affected the society and economy of France?

What factors have contributed to the political rise of the Front National? What does this suggest about French society and politics?

The decline in the French executive's power in recent years can be explained by all of the following factors EXCEPT

Assess the charge that there is a crisis of political representation in the party system of France. What developments have occurred that lead some to make this charge? How fundamentally important are these developments? What are their consequences?

Which of the following accurately describes the dominant French approach to national identity?

Most of France's international trade is with

The governmental system used in France today is called a

Indicative planning refers to

The Edict of Nantes was

When the National Assembly votes on a motion of no confidence or censure of the government, what happens?

_____________ was the only president since De Gaulle to expand the power of the presidency.

The civil solidarity pact

The last experience of cohabitation (1997 - 2002) produced what reform?

Which of the following is NOT correct about the French Revolution?

The 2004 law banning the wearing of the hidjab (headscarf) in public schools

What do you consider the single-most challenge confronting French politics in the present era and why? To what extent are French political institutions well equipped to deal with this challenge?

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