The 2004 Law Banning the Wearing  of the Hidjab (Headscarf)

question 39

Multiple Choice

The 2004 law banning the wearing  of the hidjab (headscarf) in public schools

• A) was a rare example of a bill not sponsored by the government becoming law.
• B) was a response to a terrorist attack.
• C) was declared unconstitutional by the Constitutional Council.
• D) could be seen as illustrative of the exclusionary aspects of the republican model of French national identity.
• E) was a concession to the Front National.

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