Theme 2 of 5

Institutional and political system

This theme deals with how French institutions work: the rule of law and the separation of powers, democracy and the right to vote (who votes, under what conditions, in which elections), the organisation of the Republic (communes, départements, regions, State) and France's place in the European institutions. Questions ask you to place each power and each level, and to know the basic rules of voting.

72 of the published official questions cover this theme. They are grouped below by sub-topic and then by the ministry's official fact sheet, in syllabus order. The number of questions per theme on exam day is not published.