Chapter 1- The Constitution Of The Fifth Republic Flashcards
When the regime of the fourth republic ended ?
May 1958.
What was going on on may 13,1958 ?
Un coup d état à Alger
What is the other reason that explain the end of the fourth republic ?
Gouvernemental instability
How many gouvernements have succeeded in the fourth republic ?
24
What is the expression to called the regime of the fourth republic ?
A regime d assemblée
What was the missions of de Gaulle ?
-end troubles in Algeria
-to have a constituional reforms
What was the content of the first law of the fifth republic?
It gives to the government a special power in Algeria. The purpose was to solve the crisis in Algeria.
What was the content of the second law of the fifth republic?
gives the government full legislative power.
What is the content of the third law of the fifth republic ?
gives the government the mission to write a new constitution.
What is the three elements of the third law ?
-It modifies the way the constitution of the fourth republic can be modified.(it was harder to change the constitution before this law).
-it provides the basic conditions that the government must respect in order to draft the new constitution.
-The law of June third determines the procedure for the adoption of a new constitution
What are the basic conditions that the government must respect in order to draft the new constitution ?
-the democratic principle
-separation of powers.
-the accountability of the government to the parliament
-independence of the judicial authority.
-concerns the relation between France and the former colonies.
What is the procedure for the adoption of a new constitution ?
-The government would have to consult le comité consultatif constitutionnel” /” conseil d’état” .
- the project of the constitution needs to be approved by the people.
