1st Field trip of the Sciences Po Lille’s Summer School !

Students share time together to discover Paris and the French institutions for one day:

French parliament : Role and powers of the National Assembly
The Palais Bourbon is a prestigious historical building, but is also the pinnacle of French institutional life and the effective demonstration of democracy at work. People are familiar with the image of MPs in the Chamber, but the details of the Parliamentary activities, as defined by the Constitution of the Fifth Republic, are less well known.
The MPs, elected by all French citizens, form the National Assembly, which passes laws, monitors government action and evaluates public policies. It shares legislative power with the Senate, but if the two Chambers of Parliament do not reach an agreement on a particular bill, the National Assembly has the final say. It alone has the power to censure the Government, in other words, to force its resignation; it is the only governmental body that can be dissolved by the President of the Republic.

Learn more : http://www2.assemblee-nationale.fr/langues/welcome-to-the-english-website-of-the-french-national-assembly