What kind of government does France have?

Answer 1

There is a bicameral legislature. The government is headed by a prime minister who is appointed by the President. The lower house of parliament is directly elected, the senate is indirectly elected. The President is elected every five years (until recently, every seven). When the President belongs to the same party as the parliamentary majority, he calls the shots, but when he belongs to a different party, he takes a backseat role (except possibly in foreign policy) whilst the parliamentary majority decides on policy and the President is in effect forced to pick a prime minister from among his opponents under these circumstances.

Answer 2

Anytime you need to know current information on a country, Google "CIA Fact Book" and the name of the country. The CIA publishes very good information that is brief and to-the-point on all countries. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ma.html

Answer 3

France has a unitary semi-presidential republic. The elected president picks the prime minister in the main party in parliament (usually his own party, since parliamentary elections closely follow the president's one). A unitary state is a state whose three organs of state are governed constitutionally as one single unit, with one constitutionally created legislature. The semi-presidential system is a system of government in which a prime minister and a president are both active participants in the day-to-day administration of the state.

The French parliament is a bicameral (two chambers) legislature comprising a National Assembly (Assemblée Nationale) and a Senate. The National Assembly deputies represent local constituencies and are directly elected for 5-year terms. The Assembly has the power to dismiss the cabinet, and thus the majority in the Assembly determines the choice of government. Senators are chosen by an electoral college for 6-year terms (originally 9-year terms), and one half of the seats are submitted to election every 3 years starting in September 2008. The Senate's legislative powers are limited; in the event of disagreement between the two chambers, the National Assembly has the final say, except for constitutional laws and lois organiques (laws that are directly provided for by the constitution) in some cases. The government has a strong influence in shaping the agenda of Parliament.

A republic, with a president (currently Nicolas Sarkozy) and a government chaired by a prime minister (currently Francois Fillon), with a varying number of ministers. That's the executive power.

There is a 2-chamber parliament: "l'assemblée nationale" or national assembly (the most powerful, directly elected by the people) and le Sénat or senate (which merely has a consultation or blocking power). That's the legislative power.

Answer 4

The Caribbean is an ocean in which there are many islands, and those islands have various different forms of government, ranging from communist Cuba to democratic Puerto Rico.

Answer 5

France is a Unitary semi-presidential republic with both a President and a Prime Minister who share power.

Answer 6

Democracy.
Republique

Answer 7

Democratic

Answer 8

democracy