European Politics and
Government (SL 369)
Test #3 Study Guide – France
Each test will consist of a mix of objective questions drawn from both the lectures
and reading for each section of the course. The following list will offer you
significant guidance in studying for this exam. Keep in mind that this is a guide, not as
an exhaustive list, although I have tried to be thorough. All material from the course is
fair game. For each term/concept you should understand both what it is and why it is
significant.
Absolutism
Louis Bonaparte and Second Empire
Third Republic
Fourth Republic
Fifth Republic
Mitterrand and ‘U-Turn’
‘Cartesian’ Rationalism
Statism
Hybrid Executive
President (Key Powers and Role)
Council of Ministers
Cumul de Mandats
Cohabitation
National Assembly (Structure & Powers)
Censure
Traits of Party System
Union for a Popular Movement (UMP)
National Front (FN) – Jean-Marie le Pen
Communist Party (PCF)
MEDEF
Commissariat General du Plan
‘National Champions’
‘Thirty Glorious Years’ (1945-75)
Francois Mitterrand
Nickolas Sarkozy
November 2005 Riots
Revolution and ‘Reign of Terror’
Paris Commune
Vichy Government
Algeria
May 1968
Jacobinism
Bonapartism
Popular Sovereignty
Prime Minister (Key Powers and Role)
Constitutional Council (Const. Challenge)
Grandes ecoles (i.e., ENA)
Pantouflage
Senate (Structure and Powers)
Dirigisme
Gaullism
“Personalized Parties”
Democratic Movement (formerly UDF)
Socialist Party (PS)
Role of Labor Unions
‘Indicative Planning’
Convergence Criteria
Jean Monnet
Jacques Chirac
Lionel Jospin
Ségolène Royal
EU Constitution Referendum