Question 1

1st President of the Fifth Republic

Accepted Answer

Charles de Gaulle (1959–1969)

Question 2

2nd President of the Fifth Republic

Accepted Answer

Georges Pompidou (1969–1974)

Question 3

3rd President of the Fifth Republic

Accepted Answer

Valéry Giscard d'Estaing (1974–1981)

Question 4

4th President of the Fifth Republic

Accepted Answer

François Mitterrand (1981–1995)

Question 5

5th President of the Fifth Republic

Accepted Answer

Jacques Chirac (1995–2007)

Question 6

6th President of the Fifth Republic

Accepted Answer

Nicolas Sarkozy (2007–2012)

Question 7

7th President of the Fifth Republic

Accepted Answer

François Hollande (2012–2017)

Question 8

8th President of the Fifth Republic

Accepted Answer

Emmanuel Macron (2017–…)

Question 9

In what year was the Fifth Republic founded?

Accepted Answer

1958

Question 10

Who drafted the 1958 Constitution?

Accepted Answer

Michel Debré (under de Gaulle)

Question 11

What reform did de Gaulle lose in 1969?

Accepted Answer

The referendum on regionalization and the Senate

Question 12

Which president abolished the death penalty?

Accepted Answer

François Mitterrand (1981)

Question 13

Which president introduced cohabitation in 1986?

Accepted Answer

François Mitterrand (with Chirac as Prime Minister)

Question 14

What law did Mitterrand pass in 1982 concerning the 35-hour work week?

Accepted Answer

The 39-hour work week (the 35-hour work week was Jospin in 2000)

Question 15

Who was Prime Minister during the 35-hour work week?

Accepted Answer

Lionel Jospin (1997–2002)

Question 16

Which president created the five-year presidential term?

Accepted Answer

Jacques Chirac (referendum 2000)

Question 17

What is the length of the presidential term?

Accepted Answer

5 years (since 2002)

Question 18

Which article defines the powers of the president?

Accepted Answer

Article 5 (guardian of the institutions)

Question 19

Who appoints the Prime Minister?

Accepted Answer

The President of the Republic

Question 20

Which institution controls the constitutionality of laws?

Accepted Answer

The Constitutional Council

Presidents of the Fifth Republic

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