La 5ème république

Question 1

1st republic

Answer 1

1792-1801

Question 2

2nd republic

Answer 2

1848-1852

Question 3

3rd republic

Answer 3

1870-1940

Question 4

4th republic

Answer 4

1946-1958

Question 5

5th republic

Answer 5

1958+

Question 6

When was the tricolor flag first adopted?

Answer 6

1794

Question 7

What does the blue represent on the flag?

Answer 7

Paris and the french republic

Question 8

What does the white represent on the flag?

Answer 8

French monarchies and the fleur de lys

Question 9

What does the red represent on the flag?

Answer 9

the blood of the revolutionaries

Question 10

Marianne

Answer 10

Symbol of the republic
Since the revolution
prosperity and fertility

Question 11

Le coq

Answer 11

symbol of the people
since roman period
From “gallus”
power, pride, beauty and bravery

Question 12

How did the 5th republic come into power?

Answer 12

Coup
may 13, 1958 after Algerian war
De Gaule

Question 13

What controversial action did the 5th republic take?

Answer 13

Re-wrote the constitution and validated it by referendum

Question 14

First election

Answer 14

De Gaule obtained majority in first round over Maranna & Châtelet

Question 15

1962

Answer 15

universal direct suffrage

Question 16

What are the 2 chambers of Parliament?

Answer 16

National Assembly: 577 for 5 years

Senate: 348 for 6 years

Question 17

Presidents of the 5th republic

Answer 17

De Gaulle
Pompidou
Giscard D'Estaing
Mitterrand
Chirac
Sarkozy
Hollande

Question 18

May 20, 1968

Answer 18

10million people strike in protest of de Gaulle

He resigned in ‘69, dies in ‘70

Question 19

When were there periods of cohabitation?

Answer 19

Twice with Mitterrand

Once with Chirac

Question 20

2002 Election

Answer 20

Le Pen made it to the second round, but everyone voted Chirac after