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Examen 4
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Language - French
Undergraduate 2
04/15/2015

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les cours magistraux
Definition
lecture classes
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majuscule
Definition
uppercase letters
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miniscule
Definition
lowercase letters
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celle-ci
Definition
"the latter"
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celle-la
Definition
"the former"
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la carte vitale
Definition
medical card (has all medical info)
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resilier
Definition
to cancel/terminate
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impots
Definition
taxes
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cotisations
Definition
money taken out for taxes
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le SMIC
Definition
minimum salary
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le RSA
Definition
works w/ l'ARE to help people without work
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frais
Definition
bills
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la retraite
Definition
idea with the "repartition"
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les mutuelles
Definition
help to pay for health care
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ASPA
Definition
helps old people who are poor but need money
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allocations familiares
Definition
money given to families with kids
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la creche
Definition
daycare
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l'avortement (IVG)
Definition
abortion
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l'assemblee nationale
Definition
government branch chosen directly by the people; more powerful; not organized by territory
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le senat
Definition
government branch elected by representatives elected by the territories
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premiere ministre
Definition
chosen by president or l'AN (depends on party divisions)
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un remaniment ministeriel
Definition
president changing the prime minister
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les communes
Definition
equivalent to "counties"
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les departements
Definition
between communes & regions
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les prefets
Definition
chosen by the president to keep national laws in departements & regions
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ordre administratif
Definition
court system used to fight the state
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conseil d'etat
Definition
the last step in the ordre administratif
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conseil constitutionnel
Definition
does the law respect the constitution?
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conseil cassation
Definition
the first level of the supreme courts
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le college electoral
Definition
electoral college (USA)
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le president
Definition
elected directly by the people
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conservateur
Definition
a conservative
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liberal
Definition
someone who wants state separate from economy (usually de droit)
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progressite
Definition
"de gauche"
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l'ARE
Definition
works to better the lives of unemployed people who can prove that they are trying to find a job
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Is there a government-regulated minimum wage in France?
Definition
yes!
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la repartition
Definition
you work now to pay for the people who cannot work, and other people will do the same for you in the future
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l'OMS
Definition
the way that health care is given to the French
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la CMU
Definition
health care for those who cannot pay for the OMS or who are immigrants
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Ways that government helps people who have families
Definition
16 week maternity leave, money given to families with children, free daycare
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conge maternite
Definition
maternity leave
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4 ways feminism can be seen in France
Definition
1. legalization of contraception
2. legalization of abortion
3. ease of the divorce process
4. criminalization of rape
Term
2 examples of a lack of feminism in France
Definition
1. unequal pay for equal work between men & women
2. unequal job opportunity in certain professions
Term
How many years is a presidential term?
Definition
5 years
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What can the president do in regards to l'AN?
Definition
the president can dissolve the national assembly to order new legislative elections
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Does the French government have a prime minister?
Definition
yes!
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Does the French government have a left-right dichotomy?
Definition
yes!
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4 groups of people who usually support the right parties
Definition
1. bourgeoisie
2. rural
3. agricultural
4. Catholics
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3 groups of people who usually support the left parties
Definition
1. urban/near urban people
2. middle class
3. multicultural people
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3 ways that French people participate in government
Definition
1. referendum
2. elections
3. rallies (manifestations)
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2 original reasons for colonization
Definition
1. acquire riches through controlling the spice trade
2. spread Christianity
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later reason for French colonization
Definition
triangular trade
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l'Union pour un Mouvement Populaire (UMP)
Definition
middle/right; secularity, nationalist, defend the traditional family, conservative, strong state for protecting the law, help businesses
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Nouveau Centre/Movement Democrate (MoDem)
Definition
middle party; separation from state & economy
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Front National (FN)
Definition
far right; reactionary, anti-immigration (send immigrants back to their home countries), support the death penalty, do not summer the UN or the EU
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Parti Socialiste (PS)
Definition
middle left; socialist, repartition of the riches, social justice, amelioration of working conditions, anti-communism, respect private property, favor a powerful state
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Parti Communiste Francais (PCF)
Definition
far left; Marxist, defend the working class, nationalization of businesses, control of the economy by the state, capitalist
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verts
Definition
protect the environment, do not support state projects, support ecology
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How many "tours" does France have in its presidential elections?
Definition
two
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Does the state control the amount of money spent on a campaign?
Definition
yes!
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communautarisme
Definition
putting a specific group first
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un rempli communautaire
Definition
to close off as a small group from the dominant society
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la loi de 1905
Definition
freedom of belief & separation of church from state
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l'integration
Definition
an immigrant finding a space between their culture & the French culture
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l'integrisme
Definition
an immigrant changing their culture to fit in in France
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