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What does the duty of solidarity consist of?
An official question of the French civic exam, with its answer and the official text that proves it, in French and English.
Naturalisation no. 109
En quoi consiste le devoir de solidarité ?
What does the duty of solidarity consist of?
Answer. Helping people in difficulty and taking part in the common effort, for example by paying taxes and contributions.
Aider les personnes en difficulté et participer à l'effort commun, par exemple en payant ses impôts et ses cotisations.
Solidarity stems from fraternity, a value of the Republic. It works through aid organized by the State, funded by taxes, but also through mutual aid between people and involvement in associations.
The official text that proves it
« La solidarité collective, c’est une aide organisée surtout par des institutions publiques (État, département…), et souvent financée par l’impôt ou des cotisations (c’est-à-dire de l’argent prélevé sur les salaires). »
Collective solidarity is aid organized mainly by public institutions (the State, the department), and often funded by taxes or contributions (meaning money deducted from wages).
In French, with its English meaning. read the official sheet
To be confirmed against the four options shown on exam day, which the ministry does not publish.
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