l'Assemblée+Nationale

=l'Assemblée Nationale=

What is It?
l'Assemblée Nationale, or the National Assembly, is the legislature of France. Much like America’s legislators are called congress people or senators, legislators in the National Assembly are called Deputies. There are 577 deputies in the national assembly. The legislature is bicameral, meaning there are two houses that the potential laws have to go through before they are made laws. The other half is the senate. Together, they make the Parliament of France.

What Do They Do?
l'Assemblée Nationale make laws for France. Under France’s current constitution, the parliament oversees the government; so, in theory, the people oversee the government, which was an important aspect of the government, because the people wanted to make sure they had influence in the government and had a say in matters that affected them the most. In the days of the French Revolution, this was about the distribution of wealth among all of France’s citizens, meaning they wanted to switch economic systems, and also making sure they got rid of the king and queen.

What Do They Do Now?
Currently, France’s Parliament is of course worried about preventing terrorist attacks. In order to do this, almost all firearms are prohibited by law. On a much different note, Parliament also passed a law that allowed gay marriage in spring 2013. The first gay marriages of France were in June and July. The National Assembly is also currently debating violence on women, financing transportation infrastructure, and agricultural policy. Separation of church and state is also highly enforced- so currently there is a lot of tension between police and people of all religions. Because of secularist laws, citizens must be cautious of wearing headscarves, cross necklaces, walking around with bibles, or any other religious-like things.

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