French Government
The senate has _______ overseas representatives
12
Constitution date
1958
Government has fallen _____ times since 1958
2
President has _____ term and ______ term limit
2 year, 2
Every ___ years, _____ the senate is up for reelection
3, half
_____ members of the Constitutional Council are nominated by ________
3, president, National Assembly, senate
The senate has _______ seats (#)
348
Every _____ years, National Assembly under __________
5, re(-)election
National Assembly has ______ deputies (#) with ______ term
577, 5 year
The senate has a _______ long term
6 year
Constitutional Council has _______ members and ______ terms
9, 9
Next prez election date (in french)
Avril et Mai 2017
Constitution name (in french)
Cinquième République
green party
Europe Ecologie Les Verts
Current prez
François Hollande
constitution created by (2 peeps)
General De Gaulle, Prime Minister Michel Debré
National Assembly (in french)
L'assemblée nationale
Minister of Justice (in french)
Le Garde des Sceaux
The senate (in french)
Le sénat
Current Prime Minister
Manuel Valls
center party
Mouvement Démocratique
Center right party
Nouveau Centre
other party
Parti Communiste Français
left party
Parti Socialiste
Assistant ministers (in french)
Sécretaires d'Ètat
Right party
Union pour un Mouvement Populaire
prime minister can introduce ______
bills
National Assembly submits and amends______ and votes on_____
bills, budget
The senate submits and amends _____ and votes on_____
bills, budget
Prez presides over _______
cabinet
prez is _______ of armed forces
commander-in-chief
Constitutional Council determines _______ of new _______
constitutionality, laws
Constitutional Council can _______ laws before even passed
deny
Universal suffrage means prez is elected ________ with no ______
directly, electoral college
President elected ___________ by____________
directly, universal suffrage
The senate cannot ______
dissolve
The senate is elected by _______
electoral college
Constitutional Council has all surviving _______________
former heads of state
National Assembly: In disagreements, gov can ________
give them decision
minister of justice has power over _____ and _____
justice system, public prosecuters
prime minister in charge of implementation of ______
laws
What is in judicial?
minister of justice, constitutional council, court of cassation
Cabinet has the council of _______, appointed by _______
ministers, president
Senior ministers (in french)
ministres
The senate is overruled by ______
national assembly
prez may dissolve _________
national assembly
What is in legislative?
national assembly, senate
______ term limit for Court of Cassation
no
judicial branch is independent from ________
other branches
Prime minister appointed by ______
president
When the government is removed, _____ forms new gov
president
Executive branch led by ______ and ________
president and prime minister
Court of Cassation has judges appointed by _____ and nominated by ______
president, judicial high council
What is in executive?
president, prime minister, cabinet
most presidential powers subject to counter signature of ______
prime minister
National Assembly can vote to ______
remove government
Type of government
republic
prez concludes _______
treaties
