Deck 2: France

Question 1

The French Constitution contains a Bill of Rights

Answer 1

False

Question 2

The president of France is limited to two consecutive terms in office

Answer 2

False

Question 3

France has a bicameral parliament that consists of the Senate and the House of Representatives

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Hugh Capet is generally credited with establishing the first police force in France

Question 5

The French police system is characterized as being a highly centralized national police system

Question 6

The French judicial police are responsible for investigating serious crimes.

Question 7

In order to serve in the French National Police, one must begin his or her career as a uniformed officer

Question 8

The French Minister of Defense is responsible for the administration of the National Gendarmerie

Question 9

Like the English, the French have a panel of citizens who investigate serious complaints about the police.

Question 10

The National Gendarmerie is responsible for policing towns with populations under 16,000

Question 11

According to the text, the French have had a difficult time recruiting qualified candidates for the police service

Question 12

In the French National Police, more than 50 percent of the commissioners of police hold university degrees

Question 13

Because of the relatively low crime rate, French police have not found it necessary to develop a crime prevention program

Question 14

Women cannot serve as police officers in the French National Gendarmerie.

Question 15

In the medieval period, the right of wealthy landowners to administer justice in their territory was a characteristic of feudalism

Question 16

The French Court of Cassation consists of nine justices.

Question 17

In all French trial courts, judges sit in panels of three to hear the case

Question 18

To become a judge in France, the person runs on a nonpartisan ballot during the general elections

Question 19

A member of the French magistracy can choose a career as a judge or a procurator

Question 20

The principle of stare decisis does not exist in France

Question 21

When a court case is appealed in France on the grounds that a person's constitutional rights have been violated, the appeal is heard in the Constitutional Council

Question 22

As is the case in England and the United States, French judges may issue dissenting opinions when ruling on cases on appeal

Question 23

In a French criminal trial in which a victim has a civil claim against the defendant, that issue can be heard concurrently with the criminal case

Question 24

Like English lawyers, French lawyers are divided into two distinct groups

Question 25

The method of French legal education is essentially theoretical in nature

Question 26

The 1981 Security and Liberty Law curtailed the discretionary authority of the French police

Question 27

During a French preliminary investigation into an offense, the legal validity for detaining a suspect is determined through a writ of habeas corpus

Question 28

Following a French preliminary investigation into a serious criminal allegation, the merits of the case are reviewed in the chamber of instruction of a court of appeal

Question 29

The French police have the power to detain a person for up to 24 hours; if they wish to extend the period of detention, they must seek the approval of an officer above the rank of lieutenant

Question 30

In France, witnesses who declare knowledge of a crime but refuse to answer questions posed to them by an investigating judge can be sentenced to jail for up to one year

Question 31

An accused has the legal right in France to consult with a lawyer before his or her initial appearance before an investigating judge

Question 32

In France, searches and seizures are legal without a warrant if the crime is flagrant

Question 33

A French chamber of instruction has the authority to rule on the admissibility of evidence

Question 34

The most important source of French criminal law is the Penal Code

Question 35

France has abolished capital punishment

Question 36

France does not have a procedure for bail

Question 37

French trial lawyers strongly support the legal aid scheme

Question 38

While French jurors in a court of assize vote with judges to determine the guilt or innocence of the accused, they do not participate in determining the sentence

Question 39

The Security and Liberty Law (1981) has enhanced the discretionary authority of the French procurator.

Question 40

In France, a fine can be imposed on a person who has committed either a crime, delit, or contravention

Question 41

The 1994 Penal Code of France stipulates a maximum and minimum sentence for all offenses

Question 42

In France, the minimum term of incarceration is six months

Question 43

When a person is found guilty of a contravention in France, the sanction is limited to a fine, a noncustodial sentence, or both

Question 44

In France, the work of the probation department is under the control of the post-sentencing judge

Question 45

French police play an active role in diverting juveniles from the formal juvenile justice system

Question 46

In cases involving juveniles, due process procedures are often ignored in France

Question 47

In France, children under 13 years of age are always protected from any type of criminal proceeding

Question 48

When a juvenile between the ages of 15 and 18 commits a crime in France, the case is adjudicated in the court of assize for juveniles

Question 49

Juvenile judges in France are lay people who have a special interest in children

Question 50

Until recently, the French juvenile justice system emphasized a closed treatment model.

Question 51

The French Constitution calls for a powerful:

A) President
B) Council of Ministers
C) Premier
D) National Assembly

Question 52

The French government is organized and administered according to the Constitution of the:

A) Fourth Republic
B) Fifth Republic
C) Sixth Republic
D) none of these

Question 53

The person largely responsible for initiating efforts at decentralizing France's system of government was:

A) Charles de Gaulle
B) Valery Giscard d'Estaing
C) Jean-Marie Le Pen
D) Francois Mitterrand

Question 54

The National Police of France was created in:

A) 1791
B) 1800
C) 1854
D) 1966

Question 55

The largest police system in France is:

A) the army
B) the National Police
C) the Sûreté
D) the National Gendarmerie

Question 56

The French politician responsible for the National Police is:

A) the minister of justice
B) the minister of police
C) the minister of the interior
D) the minister of security

Question 57

France's Republican Security Company is responsible for:

A) guarding members of France's Republican Party
B) serving as a riot police unit
C) private security work, like the Pinkertons
D) none of these

Question 58

The legal status of the French police is explained in:

A) case law
B) the Constitution
C) the Code of Criminal Procedure
D) none of these

Question 59

According to the text, the most common view of the relationship between the police and the public of France is one of:

A) strong acceptance
B) strained tolerance
C) serious opposition
D) indifference

Question 60

The National Gendarmerie of France is characterized as:

A) a military police force
B) a civilian police force
C) a citizens auxiliary force
D) none of these

Question 61

Municipal police forces in France are under the administrative control of:

A) the National Police
B) the mayor of the municipality
C) the National Gendarmerie
D) the city council of the municipality

Question 62

Basic training for a uniform patrol officer in the French National Police lasts:

A) 12 months
B) 10 months
C) 6 months
D) 6 weeks

Question 63

The idea that the French king was the source of all justice became popular in the:

A) tenth century
B) twelfth century
C) fourteenth century
D) sixteenth century

Question 64

In medieval France, the royal court responsible for criminal matters was:

A) the Court of Requests
B) the Chamber of Pleas
C) the Tournelle
D) the Court of Inquests

Question 65

Until the twelfth century, there was only one coherent unified legal system that could serve as a point of legal reference, and it was:

A) Greek law
B) Roman law
C) canon law
D) none of these

Question 66

The French Constitutional Council handles:

A) election complaints
B) issues involving the French exclusionary rule
C) disputes in the Senate
D) all of these

Question 67

The French Ministry of Justice is responsible for:

A) the correctional system
B) general administration of the law
C) selection and appointment of magistrates
D) all of these

Question 68

The ultimate French court of appeal is:

A) the Constitutional Council
B) the High Court of the Judiciary
C) the Court of Cassation
D) the Court of Appeal

Question 69

The period of training for judges and procurators in France is approximately:

A) 31 months
B) 24 months
C) 12 months
D) 6 months

Question 70

The National Bar Council of France is responsible for:

A) representing the legal profession before Parliament
B) establishing uniformity in the rules and regulations of local bar associations
C) supervising regional training centers for lawyers
D) all of these

Question 71

French jurors are selected from annual lists established by:

A) voting rolls
B) the census
C) tax rolls
D) political party affiliation

Question 72

French juries are utilized in:

A) the courts of minor jurisdiction
B) the courts of major jurisdiction
C) the courts of assize
D) all of these

Question 73

By law French judges are:

A) required to adhere to the principle of stare decisis
B) elected to their position
C) required to offer a written opinion in their cases
D) none of these

Question 74

The French legal system is often referred to as a:

A) civil law system
B) socialist law system
C) canon law system
D) common law system

Question 75

French inquisitorial procedures have their origins in:

A) French custom
B) Roman custom
C) Roman Catholic custom
D) German custom

Question 76

The introduction of inquisitorial procedures in all French courts occurred during the reign of:

A) Francis I
B) Louis XIII
C) Louis XIV
D) Napoleon

Question 77

French procurators are responsible for defending the specific interests of:

A) the state
B) the victim
C) society
D) all of these

Question 78

Following a hearing in a French chamber of instruction, the chamber can:

A) dismiss a case
B) issue an indictment
C) reduce the charges
D) all of these

Question 79

In France, warrants for an arrest require that the arrested suspect be brought before an investigating judge for questioning within:

A) 12 hours
B) 24 hours
C) 36 hours
D) 48 hours

Question 80

A person who does not possess adequate identification can be detained at a French police station for up to six hours according to:

A) the Constitution
B) the Penal Code
C) the Code of Criminal Procedure
D) the Security and Liberty Law