Question 1

What has been the most important effect of the two-ballot single-district procedure used to elect delegates to the National Assembly?

Accepted Answer

A)  Fragmentation of the party system 
B)  Emergence of small fringe parties 
C)  Decline in voter turnout 
D)  Political corruption 
E)  Polarization of the party system 
A)  Fragmentation of the party system 
B)  Emergence of small fringe parties 
C)  Decline in voter turnout 
D)  Political corruption 
E)  Polarization of the party system

Question 2

Which statement most accurately describes France?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is about the size of New Jersey. 
B)  It is very populous but has a low population density. 
C)  It is very populous and has a high population density. 
D)  It borders the Black Sea. 
E)  Its capital is not its largest city. 
A)  It is about the size of New Jersey. 
B)  It is very populous but has a low population density. 
C)  It is very populous and has a high population density. 
D)  It borders the Black Sea. 
E)  Its capital is not its largest city.

Question 3

Which one of the following features is found in the French semipresidential system but not in a classic presidential system like the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  There is a dual executive. 
B)  Parliament can force the president to resign. 
C)  The president is elected by the entire country by universal suffrage. 
D)  The legislature can defeat legislation proposed by the government. 
E)  The president can be impeached by the prime minister. 
A)  There is a dual executive. 
B)  Parliament can force the president to resign. 
C)  The president is elected by the entire country by universal suffrage. 
D)  The legislature can defeat legislation proposed by the government. 
E)  The president can be impeached by the prime minister.

Question 4

All of the following are powers the executive has over the parliament EXCEPT the

Accepted Answer

A)  executive can issue legally binding decrees in areas outside of parliament control. 
B)  government has control over the legislature's agenda. 
C)  president can appoint deputies to the parliament. 
D)  government can call for a single vote on all or a portion of a bill. 
E)  government can request parliament to delegate authority to the government to issue regulations that have the force of law. 
A)  executive can issue legally binding decrees in areas outside of parliament control. 
B)  government has control over the legislature's agenda. 
C)  president can appoint deputies to the parliament. 
D)  government can call for a single vote on all or a portion of a bill. 
E)  government can request parliament to delegate authority to the government to issue regulations that have the force of law.

Question 5

Which of the following statements about the French Senate is INCORRECT?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is called the upper chamber because it is the more powerful chamber of parliament. 
B)  It usually has a conservative political orientation. 
C)  Its approval is needed for constitutional amendments. 
D)  Its members are elected by an electoral college. 
E)  It is comprised of 348 members. 
A)  It is called the upper chamber because it is the more powerful chamber of parliament. 
B)  It usually has a conservative political orientation. 
C)  Its approval is needed for constitutional amendments. 
D)  Its members are elected by an electoral college. 
E)  It is comprised of 348 members.

Question 6

Which of the following is a major difference in the law-making process used in France and that used in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  In both countries, most bills are introduced by the executive; therefore, there is no major difference. 
B)  In the United States, after a bill is introduced, it is reviewed by legislative committees; no such process exists in France. 
C)  In both countries, bills must be passed in identical forms by both chambers of the legislature; therefore, there is no difference. 
D)  In France, a bill must be scrutinized by the State Council to determine its impact on subnational governments; such a process does not exist in the United States. 
E)  In France, it is possible that a bill, once passed, can be submitted to the Constitutional Council for judicial review; such a process is not possible in the United States. 
A)  In both countries, most bills are introduced by the executive; therefore, there is no major difference. 
B)  In the United States, after a bill is introduced, it is reviewed by legislative committees; no such process exists in France. 
C)  In both countries, bills must be passed in identical forms by both chambers of the legislature; therefore, there is no difference. 
D)  In France, a bill must be scrutinized by the State Council to determine its impact on subnational governments; such a process does not exist in the United States. 
E)  In France, it is possible that a bill, once passed, can be submitted to the Constitutional Council for judicial review; such a process is not possible in the United States.

Question 7

Which statement about the Union for a Popular Movement (UMP) is INCORRECT?

Accepted Answer

A)  The party's base is composed of the elderly, business executives, shopkeepers, professionals, farmers, the wealthy, and the highly educated. 
B)  It is a center-left party. 
C)  It dominated the Fifth Republic until the 1980s. 
D)  It was created to support de Gaulle's personal leadership. 
E)  When it was created, it incorporated many smaller existing parties. 
A)  The party's base is composed of the elderly, business executives, shopkeepers, professionals, farmers, the wealthy, and the highly educated. 
B)  It is a center-left party. 
C)  It dominated the Fifth Republic until the 1980s. 
D)  It was created to support de Gaulle's personal leadership. 
E)  When it was created, it incorporated many smaller existing parties.

Question 8

The Fourth Republic

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A)  was dominated by a strong executive. 
B)  is another name for the Vichy Regime. 
C)  fell because of its inability to resolve a crisis in Algeria. 
D)  fell because of its inability to resolve a crisis in Vietnam. 
E)  was dominated by the communist party. 
A)  was dominated by a strong executive. 
B)  is another name for the Vichy Regime. 
C)  fell because of its inability to resolve a crisis in Algeria. 
D)  fell because of its inability to resolve a crisis in Vietnam. 
E)  was dominated by the communist party.

Question 9

Which of the following statements about the National Assembly is INCORRECT?

Accepted Answer

A)  Its members are elected through a two-ballot single-district procedure. 
B)  It is the stronger chamber of parliament. 
C)  It can censure the government. 
D)  It is called the upper house because it is the stronger chamber of parliament. 
E)  It can pass a law opposed by the Senate. 
A)  Its members are elected through a two-ballot single-district procedure. 
B)  It is the stronger chamber of parliament. 
C)  It can censure the government. 
D)  It is called the upper house because it is the stronger chamber of parliament. 
E)  It can pass a law opposed by the Senate.

Question 10

Which of the following accurately characterizes the relationship of the Fourth and Fifth Republics?

Accepted Answer

A)  In comparison to the Fifth Republic, the Fourth Republic's political institutions were more effective in facilitating strong executive leadership. 
B)  In comparison to the Fourth Republic, the Fifth Republic's political institutions were more effective in facilitating strong executive leadership. 
C)  Fewer political parties were represented in the parliament of the Fourth Republic than that of the Fifth Republic. 
D)  The Fourth Republic was more durable than the Fifth Republic. 
E)  The legislature is much stronger in the Fifth Republic than in the Fourth Republic. 
A)  In comparison to the Fifth Republic, the Fourth Republic's political institutions were more effective in facilitating strong executive leadership. 
B)  In comparison to the Fourth Republic, the Fifth Republic's political institutions were more effective in facilitating strong executive leadership. 
C)  Fewer political parties were represented in the parliament of the Fourth Republic than that of the Fifth Republic. 
D)  The Fourth Republic was more durable than the Fifth Republic. 
E)  The legislature is much stronger in the Fifth Republic than in the Fourth Republic.

Question 11

How has France's concepts of its culture and identity been expressed in the country's foreign policy?

Accepted Answer

France's concepts of its culture and ide

Question 12

Which of the following statements about the Front National is INCORRECT?

Accepted Answer

A)  It has consistently been hostile to Muslims. 
B)  It is currently led by Marine Le Pen. 
C)  Its members have been invited to join the cabinet in conservative UMP-led governments. 
D)  It has become popular in part because of the convergence of center-right and center-left parties. 
E)  In recent years, it has downplayed its anti-Semite and homophobic themes in an attempt to attract younger voters. 
A)  It has consistently been hostile to Muslims. 
B)  It is currently led by Marine Le Pen. 
C)  Its members have been invited to join the cabinet in conservative UMP-led governments. 
D)  It has become popular in part because of the convergence of center-right and center-left parties. 
E)  In recent years, it has downplayed its anti-Semite and homophobic themes in an attempt to attract younger voters.

Question 13

The socialist policies of Mitterrand included all of the following EXCEPT

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A)  elimination of private property. 
B)  sharp increases in social benefits. 
C)  state assistance to develop cutting-edge technologies. 
D)  nationalization of many firms in the industrial and financial sectors. 
E)  the creation of public sector employment. 
A)  elimination of private property. 
B)  sharp increases in social benefits. 
C)  state assistance to develop cutting-edge technologies. 
D)  nationalization of many firms in the industrial and financial sectors. 
E)  the creation of public sector employment.

Question 14

The Vichy Regime

Accepted Answer

A)  was actively resisted by most French. 
B)  was the only political regime in Western Europe not directly under Germany occupation to actively support the Nazi regime, sending 76,000 French and foreign Jews to German death and labor camps. 
C)  developed a strong economy that became a model for postwar France. 
D)  was an authoritarian puppet regime based in northern France. 
E)  was led by Charles De Gaulle. 
A)  was actively resisted by most French. 
B)  was the only political regime in Western Europe not directly under Germany occupation to actively support the Nazi regime, sending 76,000 French and foreign Jews to German death and labor camps. 
C)  developed a strong economy that became a model for postwar France. 
D)  was an authoritarian puppet regime based in northern France. 
E)  was led by Charles De Gaulle.

Question 15

Industrial policy refers to

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A)  the use of state resources to promote the development of certain economic sectors. 
B)  the state setting goals for particular industries. 
C)  the state purchasing stock in particular industries. 
D)  the regulation of industrial practices. 
E)  regulating competition between large industrial firms. 
A)  the use of state resources to promote the development of certain economic sectors. 
B)  the state setting goals for particular industries. 
C)  the state purchasing stock in particular industries. 
D)  the regulation of industrial practices. 
E)  regulating competition between large industrial firms.

Question 16

France experienced a slow decline following Napoleon's defeat until World War II because of all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  political instability. 
B)  protectionist trade policies. 
C)  an underdeveloped entrepreneurial spirit. 
D)  rapid population growth. 
E)  a powerful parliament and a weak executive. 
A)  political instability. 
B)  protectionist trade policies. 
C)  an underdeveloped entrepreneurial spirit. 
D)  rapid population growth. 
E)  a powerful parliament and a weak executive.

Question 17

Key components of the notion of French exceptionalism include

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A)   a strong role for the state and extensive ideological polarization. 
B)  a strong role for the state and the idea that the country's values of liberty and secularism have universal value. 
C)  extensive ideological polarization and the idea that citizens should identify as individuals rather than members of a particular ethnic or religious group. 
D)  a strong role for the state and the idea that citizens should identify as individuals rather than members of a particular ethnic or religious group. 
E)  all of these. 
A)   a strong role for the state and extensive ideological polarization. 
B)  a strong role for the state and the idea that the country's values of liberty and secularism have universal value. 
C)  extensive ideological polarization and the idea that citizens should identify as individuals rather than members of a particular ethnic or religious group. 
D)  a strong role for the state and the idea that citizens should identify as individuals rather than members of a particular ethnic or religious group. 
E)  all of these.

Question 18

Proportional representation is a system

Accepted Answer

A)  in which most of the seats in the legislature are distributed to the party that receives the majority of votes. 
B)  in which seats in the legislature are distributed in proportion to the number of votes that a party receives. 
C)  in which all parties participating in an election are guaranteed a certain number of seats. 
D)  that tends to have only two major parties. 
E)  that is inherently unfair because it hinders minor parties. 
A)  in which most of the seats in the legislature are distributed to the party that receives the majority of votes. 
B)  in which seats in the legislature are distributed in proportion to the number of votes that a party receives. 
C)  in which all parties participating in an election are guaranteed a certain number of seats. 
D)  that tends to have only two major parties. 
E)  that is inherently unfair because it hinders minor parties.

Question 19

In France, the impeachment procedure

Accepted Answer

A)  has been used quite often during the Fourth and Fifth Republic. 
B)  is the duplicate to that of the United States. 
C)  does not exist. Only a vote of no confidence can be used to remove the executive. 
D)  exists but has never been used. 
E)  if successful, triggers new parliamentary and presidential elections. 
A)  has been used quite often during the Fourth and Fifth Republic. 
B)  is the duplicate to that of the United States. 
C)  does not exist. Only a vote of no confidence can be used to remove the executive. 
D)  exists but has never been used. 
E)  if successful, triggers new parliamentary and presidential elections.

Question 20

What factors help to explain why interest groups are so weak in France?  How does this weakness help contribute to the country's tradition of protest politics?

Accepted Answer

There are several factors that help to e

What has been the most important effect of the two-ballot single-district procedure used to elect delegates to the National Assembly?

Which statement most accurately describes France?

Which one of the following features is found in the French semipresidential system but not in a classic presidential system like the United States?

All of the following are powers the executive has over the parliament EXCEPT the

Which of the following statements about the French Senate is INCORRECT?

Which of the following is a major difference in the law-making process used in France and that used in the United States?

Which statement about the Union for a Popular Movement (UMP) is INCORRECT?

The Fourth Republic

Which of the following statements about the National Assembly is INCORRECT?

Which of the following accurately characterizes the relationship of the Fourth and Fifth Republics?

How has France's concepts of its culture and identity been expressed in the country's foreign policy?

Which of the following statements about the Front National is INCORRECT?

The socialist policies of Mitterrand included all of the following EXCEPT

The Vichy Regime

Industrial policy refers to

France experienced a slow decline following Napoleon's defeat until World War II because of all of the following EXCEPT

Key components of the notion of French exceptionalism include

Proportional representation is a system

In France, the impeachment procedure

What factors help to explain why interest groups are so weak in France? How does this weakness help contribute to the country's tradition of protest politics?

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Exam 3: France

What has been the most important effect of the two-ballot single-district procedure used to elect delegates to the National Assembly?

Which statement most accurately describes France?

Which one of the following features is found in the French semipresidential system but not in a classic presidential system like the United States?

All of the following are powers the executive has over the parliament EXCEPT the

Which of the following statements about the French Senate is INCORRECT?

Which of the following is a major difference in the law-making process used in France and that used in the United States?

Which statement about the Union for a Popular Movement (UMP) is INCORRECT?

The Fourth Republic

Which of the following statements about the National Assembly is INCORRECT?

Which of the following accurately characterizes the relationship of the Fourth and Fifth Republics?

How has France's concepts of its culture and identity been expressed in the country's foreign policy?

Which of the following statements about the Front National is INCORRECT?

The socialist policies of Mitterrand included all of the following EXCEPT

The Vichy Regime

Industrial policy refers to

France experienced a slow decline following Napoleon's defeat until World War II because of all of the following EXCEPT

Key components of the notion of French exceptionalism include

Proportional representation is a system

In France, the impeachment procedure

What factors help to explain why interest groups are so weak in France? How does this weakness help contribute to the country's tradition of protest politics?

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