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What does fraternity, meaning solidarity between citizens, mean?
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Correct answer: Living together in harmony and forming a society. Fraternity is solidarity between citizens. It lets people live together in harmony and form a society. Collective solidarity is help organised mostly by public institutions (State, département...), and often paid for by taxes or contributions.
Sources: Sheet “La fraternité (1/2)” (French), read on 21 October 2026. Answer written by Hexaciv from this source. Hexaciv is an independent preparation tool. It is not an official website, is not linked to any government body and does not give legal advice. The authoritative source is the Ministry of the Interior's, cited on this page.
The four choices and why
- ✗ Everyone defends only their own interestChacun défend seulement son propre intérêtSolidarity means helping each other, not thinking only of yourself.
- ✗ Letting associations pay for all the helpLaisser les associations payer toutes les aidesCollective help is organised mostly by public institutions, and often paid for by taxes or contributions.
- ✗ Helping only the members of one's familyAider uniquement les membres de sa familleSolidarity concerns all citizens, not only the family.
- ✓ Living together in harmony and forming a societyVivre ensemble avec harmonie et former une sociétéCorrect answer. Fraternity is solidarity between citizens. It lets people live together in harmony and form a society. Collective solidarity is help organised mostly by public institutions (State, département...), and often paid for by taxes or contributions.
What the source says
« La fraternité, c’est la solidarité entre les citoyens. »
Sentence copied word for word from the source, in French, read on 21 October 2026.
How it reads on exam day
The exam is in French, so this is the question you will see: « Que veut dire la fraternité, c'est-à-dire la solidarité entre les citoyens ? ». Learn the English idea above and the French words in the options.
This question comes from the list of the naturalisation version of the exam (PDF relayed by Le Français des affaires, read on 14 October 2026; the Ministry's own page for this list did not answer). The list's wording: “En quoi consiste le devoir de solidarité ?”.
Where the Ministry explains it
Sheet “La fraternité (1/2)” (French).
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