EXP 3680C 29
Multiply choice questions
Which trend do social optimists point out to support their view?
A-Economic and demographic stagnation during the 1945-72 period.
B- Comprehensive urbanization, an urban lifestyle predominates.
What is TRUE about how French society is interpreted?
A- Images of rural life pervade French and foreign analyses.
B- French and British societies have converged, and they resemble each other.
What has been the trend for French firms in the 21st century?
A- Foreign corporations have taken over major French firms.
B- The French state has continued with Thatcherite privatization.
Which of these is a problem with France’s welfare policy?
A- The French complain the retirement age is too low.
B- France has very low population growth, with a 1:1 ratio between workers and retirees by 2030.
What is a fundamental tenet of French Republicanism?
A- All citizens are equal in a publicly acknowledged diverse setting.
B- All citizens are equal and are the same, regardless of differences.
What is the FN/RN’s attitude toward France’s Muslim minority?
A- Under Marine Le Pen, the FN/RN wants privileged status for Catholicism and Islam.
B- The FN/RN wants to ban public manifestations of Muslim practice.
What is TRUE of post-1945 immigration to France?
A- Most immigrants come from the Maghreb.
B- It has been primarily from European Catholic countries.
What does the ONI do?
A- It regulates immigration.
B- It supervises drug use.
What is the French official attitude toward ethnicity?
A- The government forbids the collection of ethnic data.
B- Christians can identify ethnically while Muslims cannot.
What de facto policy has France pursued toward the Muslims?
A- Cooptation, ensuring Muslims conform to the dominant culture.
B-Acceptance, giving Muslims full freedom to practice their faith.
What is the French government attitude toward European integration?
A- France has half withdrawn from it.
B- France has used it to enhance its international standing.
What did Pompidou do that De Gaulle refused to do?
A- Pompidou held up British EC membership but allowed in Ireland and Denmark.
B- Pompidou allowed Britain into the European Community to counter Germany. *
What did Hollande do to demonstrate French leadership?
A- He organized a conference of France, Germany, Russia, and Ukraine to deal with the Ukraine crisis.
B- He categorically bemoaned BREXIT.
What did the French Council of State do in 1989?
A- It rejected the primacy of EU law in favor of national law.
B- It accepted the primacy of EU law.
What is an example of an institution that predates the Fifth Republic?
A- The Republican party (Les Republicains)
B- Prefect
What events induced parliament to consider depriving terrorists of French citizenship?
A- The 1988 Lockerbie and 1989 Niger bombings
B- The 2016 Charlie Hebdo and Bataclan attacks
What is hysteresis?
A- A tendency to cling to a certain paradigm in the face of changes.
B- A tendency to adapt one’s thinking to changing circumstances.
What is true about the Third and Fourth Republics?
A- There was a separation of powers between the executive and legislature.
B- Their parliaments were set up to prevent the emergence of a strong leader.
What is the significance of the October 1962 referendum?
A- It confirmed parliamentary sovereignty.
B- It led to the direct election of the president, which strengthened that office.
What is the significance of Article 5 of the 1958 charter?
A- It can be interpreted to mean the president is at the political center, upholding the constitution.
B- It means the president is a figurehead symbol of national unity.
What is the structure of the French Parliament?
A- A bicameral body made up of the National Assembly and Consultative Council.
B- A bicameral body made up of the National Assembly and Senate.
What is France’s position with regard to subnational units?
A- France is a federation of 13 historically based regions.
B- France is a centralized, unitary state of 96 departments.
What is TRUE about France’s regions?
A- They cannot impose their authority on lower-level governments.
B- They have the most power of subnational units.
What is TRUE of the French Senate?
It has a conservative bias, representing departments and communes.
It has a liberal bias, representing major cities.
The FN/RN has harmed which group of parties the most?
A- Mainstream right-wing parties.
B- Mainstream left-wing parties.
What was the first de facto presidential party in Fifth Republic France?
A- The right-wing UMP
B- The Gaullist UNR
What type of government did Jospin lead (1997-2002)?
A- A plural right government of four parties
B- A plural left government of five parties
Which of the following is NOT in the FN/RN platform?
A- Espousal of European integration
B- Suspicion of immigrants, especially from Muslim countries
What is the French government’s attitude toward interest groups?
The French government adopts a pluralist approach.
The French state discourages interest groups.
