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Vocabulary
Objective: Discuss international news and analyse the social impacts of municipal policy shifts using precise socio-political vocabulary.
| French term | English equivalent | Domain |
|---|---|---|
| le parlement | parliament | institutions |
| la loi | law | legislation |
| le traité | treaty | diplomacy |
| la politique publique | public policy |
Le parlement votes on laws, while le gouvernement proposes and implements them, so the two institutions carry distinct roles.
International treaties belong to la diplomatie and the national executive, while municipal councils handle local affairs.
A bare noun phrase naming the branch that votes on laws, ready to be combined with exercer or contrôler.
A bare noun phrase naming the principle of self-government, often preceded by respecter or défendre.
The parliament votes on laws, while the government implements them.
The formal act by which the head of state signs a law into effect.
A bilateral treaty binds two states, while a multilateral agreement involves three or more.
7 exercises · about 11 minutes
| la souveraineté | sovereignty | international relations |
| le référendum | referendum | direct democracy |
Promulguer is the formal act by which the head of state signs a law into effect, and it does not belong to the opposition.
La politique étrangère belongs to the sovereign level of government, while regional authorities handle devolved domestic competences.
Le référendum asks citizens to vote directly on a question, while a judicial decision belongs to the courts.
Ratification is the stage that makes a treaty binding, and it depends on the constitutional procedure of each state.
A course of action adopted by a public authority, often translated into administrative programmes.
A direct vote in which citizens answer a specific question.