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How many years is the president voted in for?

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7 years

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who decides to open voting?

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le gouvernement

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Who replaces the President in a time of absence?

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The President of the Senate

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Who calls and also have the power to postpone elections

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The conseil constitutionnel

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which article states that the President names the Prime minister?

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article 8

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What does the President do during the first 15 days of term?

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Publicise the adopted laws

but also request certain laws to be deliberated, which consequently can’t be refused

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Who looks after the les comités de la Défense nationale ?

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The President of the Ve Republique

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In circumstances which are deemed a threat to National security and the independence and Integrity of the nation what can the President do?

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he can take on the powers of the president of the Assemblée nationale amnd the conseil constitutionnel to make the necessary decisions, he does however have to consult the Prime Minister

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Who determines the political direction of France?

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The government

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Who is at the head of the decisions made by the government?

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The prime minister

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the Prime minister does what in the conseils de ministres to help the president? But what power does he hold over minsitres in office that evidently the President does not possess

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he very simply helps him

but can choose his ministers

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How do the ministres have some sort of power over the Prime Ministre?

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they, if necessary, endorse his acts of power.

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How are deputies chosen

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through direct vote

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how are members of the senate chosen? and what is it role abroad?

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through indirect suffrage

they assure that all the territories abroad are considered in the Politique Nationale

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the Prime minister has to do what before presenting his programme to the assemblée nationale?

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it has to be discussed by the conseil de ministres

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who decides the members of the government and their roles?

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the President, based on the information provided by the Prime minister, decides who is in the government

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who is chairman of the conseil de minsitres?

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The president of the republic

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Name the order of Presidents

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De Gaulle -69
Pompidou - 74
Giscard - 81
Mitterand- 86 -95
Chirac- 97 - 2002 - 07
Sarkozy
Hollande
Macron
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Key features of Gaullism

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President lies at the centre of the Political system

The role of The president is legitimate and can be rivaled

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De Gaulles features abroad and Defence

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Build Missiles
Leave Nato (‘66)
EEC + alliances with Germany
Economic Prosperity

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Demands made by the people in 60’s and ‘68

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Ecologists
Feminists
Extreme left

all had an impact several year later with Mitterands rise to power

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how many working strikers in may 68 and consequences of May 68 on power

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10 million

a power vacum

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What was Pompidou’s initial stance on Presidency following 68?

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Had to keep a close eye on the affaires as the Gaullist UDR was fractious

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How was Pompidou different to De Gaulle

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more open minded and relaxed and came from a Business and Banking background

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How were the complexities between Pres and PM highlighted in the early years of Pompidou's reign?
Pompidou who was a reformist had to contend with the view of the reformist and string Gaullist Chaban-Delmas
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Pompidous stance abroad
Removed ECC Veto on Britain but Franco German relations weakened
27
SFIO went to what name in 1970?
PS- the stature of the Party was revived in Municipal elections in 70 and 71
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From who did Mitt take over in PS?
Mollet, who had been reserved about the idea of the new republic
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ideas on which the PCF and PS formed an Alliance
decentralisation increased workers rights the PS had to attract the commies and centralists in order to get into power against a politically right majority
30
Giscard d'Estaing beat who in 74 and with what percentage
beat Mitt in second round elections with 50.8% of the vote
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Summarise the early struggles between the PM and the President under Giscard
Chirac rewarded for assistance to Giscard with Premiership. G DE would have support of the gaullists in doing so, only lasted two years though and he resinged in 76 and named the UNR the RPR these struggles gave way to the socialist rise in the 80's
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What was Giscard's view on Capitalism
he tried to reform it and combine it with a new liberal that saw the inclusion of all classes
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Post 76 what parliamentary challenges did Giscard face?
He could no longer rely on a majority and thus had to resort to constitutional changes that left him with more power
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Stance on NATO of Giscard and Germany?
Moved closer to NATO Reestablished relations with Chancellor Schmidt Involved in the creation of the EC in 74
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What was the long term political of Giscard?
He essentially was a transition to a Post Gaullist era in France He was so confident that he would retain the Presidency that he barely even campaigned in '81
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How did Mitterand increase control over the government early on?
He dissolved the national Assembly and consequently secured and absolute Socialist majority
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Example of critical arbitration of Mitt
he said that France should remain in the European Monetary system which would stabilise trade
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Mitt's stance on capitalism
against it and committed to a break with the ideal | he nationalised the banks and industries and decentralised the government
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By '84 what was the change that took place?
more moves towards privatisation economic reflation was rejected these changes came as a result of the combined pressures by the international community including trade deficits
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what happened in 86
Presidential supremacy disappeared with a coalition to Chirac's RPR
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What was one of the failures of the Chirac?
reducing unemployment
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What were the consequences of Chirac's failures as Prime minister?
Mitterand's popularity increased | and took on a new role as the voice of the people of France
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Relation with Rocard + Mitterand
Mitt could take a back seat in domestic policy making and could concentrate on securing the agreement in Maastricht 1991
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Mitt relation Edith Cresson
she needed more supervision | the social and economic reforms made were not favoured and thus deprived the government of spending leeway
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What was the social fracture that Chirac diagnosed at the beginning of his term?
bad housing low employment exclusion of minorities
46
What was the role of Juppé under Chirac?
he was charged with meeting the the maastricht convergence for a single EU currency in 1999
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were Juppés' social security policies well received and why?
protests took place against them as he has made no effort to negotiate with social partners
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Chirac's stance on Nuclear testing
he didn't back down on it in the case of the south pacific which in the scale of things was a string mark and well respected for doing so
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Chirac's break with traditional Gaullist views
decrease of defence budget and end of conscription
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what lead to the 3rd cohabitation
the decision to dissolve the NA in 97 - Jospin became the new PM
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effect of Jospin as PM and relation with Chirac
he made reforms for Parité and introduced the 35hr week he tried to intervene in the Palestinian cause in 2000- typically a domaine reserved for Presidents
52
What did article 12 of the constitution state?
That the President can dissolve the NA
53
How did De Gaulle consolidate power early on
due to a lack of Parliamentary majority he had to call on two referendums to elect himself as President
54
Who wins in a situation of cohabitation where the president and the PM disagree over a policy?
The former
55
Who are the two types of advisers that accompany the President in the Élysée?
Civil advisers and military advisers
56
On what subject did Balladur and Mitterand oppose each other in 1993-1995?
the testing of Nuclear missiles
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The effect on foreign policy in the period of Cohabitation under Chirac and Jospin
inconsistent French Policy during negotiations for the Nice Treaty in 2000
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Article 49-3 allows
the government to pass a law without a vote - this has been used 73 times until 1991
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Ways in which the constitution appears to place the PM at the head of the Government
helps to nominate the ministers Head of defence Has the administration and armed forces at its disposal

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