Consider the following statements about the features of the administrative system in France:
- Ministers are more concerned with direct administration in the provinces.
- Specialist personnel are found only in small numbers in the advisory and policy-making roles.
- Freedom of executive action from the legislature's supervision increased under the Fifth Republic.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
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1,2 and 3
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Only 1 and 2
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Only 2 and 3
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Only 1 and 3
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Correct answer
Explanation
In France's centralized administrative system, ministers maintain direct administrative control over provinces (statement 1 correct). Specialist personnel are concentrated in advisory and policy roles rather than being widely distributed (statement 2 correct). The Fifth Republic's constitutional changes did increase executive autonomy from legislative supervision (statement 3 correct). All three statements accurately describe features of the French administrative system.