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French Revolution Government

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While the government system that was in placed by Louis XIV start to have financial issues caused by the many military campaigns and many ambitious projects during the 18th century and started the French Revolution. After the French Revolution, which took place in during the late 1700’s, the government went through many changes. The different monarchical governments were restoration of Louis XVIII, Napoleon Empire, Louis Philippe reign. With the early changes of the country they didn’t fully become a strong structured government until after both world wars. During the year of 1958 the fifth republic was formed and General de Gaulle became their prime minister later that year. Not too far in the future, the people of France utilized a ballot …show more content…

The French government stands as a democratic republic that is divided into three branches which include, an executive, legislative, and a judicial branch. The legislative branch is made up the parliament, similar to the United States congress, which is divided into two houses. As the parliament is divided into two parts, which are the senate and the national assembly. Now, the national assembly being filled with 577 members having a greater power than the senate which has only 319 members. There are approximately 36,500 different communes that fall under the 22 local government regions. The French government is unique as it stands, when the country has a national emergency, which includes but not limited to a time of war, the president has the authority to assume almost complete power of the …show more content…

But the changes were beneficial: the end of conscription led to the formation of a high-level professional army, adapted to modern needs.
Furthermore, France enjoys one of the most sophisticated infrastructures in the world, developed through the government's heavy investment in the field and made possible by advanced technology. A network of various modes of transportation blankets the whole country, including air, land, and rail transportation. Transportation is also possible via rivers.
“The technologically advanced rail system— utilizing some of the fastest trains in the world—is operated by the French National Railways (SNCF), a state-owned company. There are a total of 31,939 kilometers (19,846 miles) of rail lines in the country. There are approximately 828,000 kilometers (514,605 miles) of roads in France, all of which are paved. About 47 per cent of the waterways are heavily used. There are a total of 474 airports in France, many of which serve international traffic. The major airline is Air France, which provides service to all corners of the globe. Many of the ports and harbors are equipped to handle the needs of freight as well as passenger ships. The major port cities are Dunkirk, Bordeaux, Marseille, Nantes, Rouen, Le Havre, Boulogne, Cherbourg, Dijon, La Pallice, Lyon, Mullhouse, Paris, Saint Nazaire, Saint Malo, and

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