Question 1

France's high rates of unemployment can be partially attributed to __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the influence of strong labor unions 
B)  parliamentary cohabitation 
C)  state protectionism 
D)  its underfunded social welfare system

Question 2

France has single-member districts with a one-round electoral system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

French prime ministers are more powerful __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  when their party is the majority in parliament 
B)  during cohabitation 
C)  under emergency rule 
D)  when the president is of the same party

Question 4

Who led the French resistance to the Vichy regime and also designed the Fifth Republic?

Accepted Answer

A)  de Gaulle 
B)  Mitterrand 
C)  Sarkozy 
D)  Le Pen

Question 5

France's first stable democracy was the __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Second Republic 
B)  Third Republic 
C)  Fifth Republic 
D)  Bourbon Restoration

Question 6

The French thinker __________ influenced the French Revolution by arguing that a general will exists. Once it is discovered, the people can be "forced to be free."

Accepted Answer

A)  Locke 
B)  Voltaire 
C)  Rousseau 
D)  Montesquieu

Question 7

The Catholic Church was disadvantaged by the French Revolution, which resulted in the clerical-anticlerical split that can still be found in French political culture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which of the following is most consistent with attitudes central to French political culture?

Accepted Answer

A)  Capitalism is basically a good thing. 
B)  Free market competition yields opportunities for all citizens. 
C)  Society as a whole should look out for its weakest members. 
D)  State ownership of industry is incompatible with democracy.

Question 9

The current French National Assembly has its origins in the pre-Revolution Third Estate that represented the masses.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Implementing a first past the post electoral system would minimize the chance that an extremist candidate might make a viable showing in French presidential election.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The French economic system is __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  a completely free market 
B)  completely state controlled 
C)  partially state controlled 
D)  more state controlled now than ever before

Question 12

Discuss at least three causes of the French Revolution. Which of these do you think had the biggest impact on the Revolution? Explain.

Accepted Answer

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Question 13

Which philosopher expressed the French tendency toward privatism by saying, "Hell is other people"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Montesquieu 
B)  Sartre 
C)  Rousseau 
D)  Camus

Question 14

French statism stunted the development of a voluntary, do-it-yourself attitude, which has led to French citizens placing responsibility for nearly everything in the hands of the central government.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Some oppose shaping the EU into a full federation for fear that it will jeopardize France's __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  legitimacy 
B)  membership 
C)  democratic institutions 
D)  sovereignty

Question 16

Which of the following contributed to the French Revolution?

Accepted Answer

A)  an economic downturn during the eighteenth century 
B)  the assassination of Napoléon Bonaparte 
C)  requiring the Third Estate to meet separately from the First and Second Estates 
D)  increased economic and political expectations arising from political reforms

Question 17

What type of party system does France have? Discuss the number of effective parties, how they coordinate with one another, when they coordinate with one another, and why they coordinate with one another. What is responsible for this particular party system? What implications does the party system have on French politics?

Accepted Answer

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Question 18

French National Assembly elections are conducted using what type of electoral system?

Accepted Answer

A)  proportional representation 
B)  first past the post 
C)  single transferable vote 
D)  single-member districts with runoff

Question 19

Which French party is the most anti-immigrant, going so far as to advocate deportation of Muslims?

Accepted Answer

A)  Socialists 
B)  Communists 
C)  Union for Popular Majority 
D)  National Front

Question 20

Which of the following best characterizes French labor unions?

Accepted Answer

A)  strong 
B)  cohesive 
C)  quite powerful 
D)  fragmented

Exam 3: France

France's high rates of unemployment can be partially attributed to __________.

France has single-member districts with a one-round electoral system.

French prime ministers are more powerful __________.

Who led the French resistance to the Vichy regime and also designed the Fifth Republic?

France's first stable democracy was the __________.

The French thinker __________ influenced the French Revolution by arguing that a general will exists. Once it is discovered, the people can be "forced to be free."

The Catholic Church was disadvantaged by the French Revolution, which resulted in the clerical-anticlerical split that can still be found in French political culture.

Which of the following is most consistent with attitudes central to French political culture?

The current French National Assembly has its origins in the pre-Revolution Third Estate that represented the masses.

Implementing a first past the post electoral system would minimize the chance that an extremist candidate might make a viable showing in French presidential election.

The French economic system is __________.

Discuss at least three causes of the French Revolution. Which of these do you think had the biggest impact on the Revolution? Explain.

Which philosopher expressed the French tendency toward privatism by saying, "Hell is other people"?

French statism stunted the development of a voluntary, do-it-yourself attitude, which has led to French citizens placing responsibility for nearly everything in the hands of the central government.

Some oppose shaping the EU into a full federation for fear that it will jeopardize France's __________.

Which of the following contributed to the French Revolution?

French National Assembly elections are conducted using what type of electoral system?

Which French party is the most anti-immigrant, going so far as to advocate deportation of Muslims?

Which of the following best characterizes French labor unions?