L'examen civique, réponses vérifiées / English / Questions
French civic exam 2026, Principles and values of the Republic
What does the principle of laïcité (secularism) guarantee?
An official question of the French civic exam, with its answer and the official text that proves it, in French and English.
Resident card no. 36
Que garantit le principe de laïcité ?
What does the principle of laïcité (secularism) guarantee?
Answer. Freedom of conscience for everyone, the neutrality of the State, and equality of all before the law, regardless of religion.
La liberté de conscience pour tous, la neutralité de l'État et l'égalité de tous devant la loi, quelle que soit la religion.
With laïcité, everyone is free to have a religion or not. The State stays neutral and treats everyone the same way.
The official text that proves it
« La laïcité garantit la liberté de conscience pour tous, c’est-à-dire que chaque personne est libre d’avoir ou de ne pas avoir de religion, d’en changer ou de ne plus en avoir. »
Laïcité guarantees freedom of conscience for all, meaning every person is free to have or not have a religion, to change it or to no longer have one.
In French, with its English meaning. read the official sheet
Next questions in this theme
- Is it allowed to change religion?
- What does laïcité (secularism) represent?
- What does the Charter of Laïcité at School forbid?
- What does article 1 of the French Constitution say?
- Complete the lyrics of the Marseillaise "Arise, children of the fatherland..."
All 521 official questions, in French and English
12.90 EUR, EPUB and PDF to print
The three ministry lists, every question answered with its official proof in both languages, readable offline. Forty scenario questions with answers, the kind the ministry never publishes.
Free mock exam, 40 questions in 45 minutes, in French like the real one
How to register, the price, the day itself, results and exemptions
Questions from the official lists of the French Ministry of the Interior, quotations from the civic training sheets, the Constitution and the 1789 Declaration, Licence Ouverte Etalab 2.0. This is not a government site. The official sheets are free, in French, on formation-civique.interieur.gouv.fr.
