Concours d'accès à l'ENA — École Nationale de l'Administration (formerly ENSA, Morocco)

Under Article 1 of the 2011 Moroccan Constitution, what is the constitutional form of the State of Morocco?

• AA constitutional, democratic, parliamentary, and social monarchy
• BA unitary presidential republic with administratively autonomous regions
• CA federal parliamentary monarchy in which the regions hold residual powers
• DA constitutional monarchy in which executive authority belongs solely to Parliament

How many members compose the Moroccan Constitutional Court (Cour Constitutionnelle), and how are they designated under Article 130 of the 2011 Constitution?

• A9 members, all appointed by the King for non-renewable nine-year terms
• B12 members: 6 appointed by the King, 4 elected by the House of Representatives, and 2 ele…
• C12 members: 6 appointed by the King and 6 elected by Parliament, split equally between it…
• D12 members: 4 appointed by the King, 4 by the Head of Government, and 4 by the Higher Cou…

Which legal texts are subject to mandatory prior constitutional review by the Constitutional Court before promulgation or application in Morocco?

• AAll ordinary statutes adopted by Parliament
• BAll international treaties before ratification
• CAll regulatory decrees and decisions of territorial collectivities
• DOrganic laws and the internal rules of both chambers of Parliament

Under Article 105 of the 2011 Constitution, what vote threshold is required in the House of Representatives to adopt a motion of censure against the Government?

• AAn absolute majority of all members composing the House of Representatives
• BA simple majority of members present and voting
• CThree-fifths of all members composing the House of Representatives
• DTwo-thirds of all members composing the House of Representatives

What is the ordinary statutory deadline to lodge an application for annulment on grounds of excess of power (recours pour excès de pouvoir) before a Moroccan administrative court?

• A30 days after publication or notification of the challenged decision
• B60 days after publication or notification of the challenged decision
• C90 days after publication or notification of the challenged decision
• DOne year after publication or notification of the challenged decision

What major administrative reform was enacted by Decree No. 2-17-618 of December 26, 2018?

• AThe organic framework for elected regional councils
• BThe simplification of administrative procedures and formalities
• CThe reorganization of Regional Investment Centers
• DThe National Charter of Administrative Deconcentration (Charte nationale de la déconcentr…

What is the distinction between bound competence (compétence liée) and discretionary power (pouvoir discrétionnaire) in administrative action?

• AUnder bound competence the law prescribes the decision once its conditions are met, while…
• BBound competence permits a choice among lawful outcomes, while discretionary power requir…
• CDiscretionary power permits an authority to act outside statutory and constitutional limi…
• DBound competence concerns only financial decisions, while discretionary power concerns on…

How does full-jurisdiction litigation (contentieux de pleine juridiction) differ from an annulment action for excess of power (recours pour excès de pouvoir) before Moroccan administrative courts?

• ABoth actions are limited to annulling an unlawful administrative act, but full-jurisdicti…
• BAn annulment action principally resolves public-contract damages, while full-jurisdiction…
• CAn annulment action seeks cancellation of an unlawful administrative act, while full-juri…
• DThe two names describe the same action and differ only according to which administrative…

What are the three structural components of the state budget described by Organic Law No. 130-13?

• AThe operating budget, the investment budget, and the public-debt budget
• BThe General State Budget (BGE), the Autonomous State Services (SEGMA), and the Special Tr…
• CThe state budget, territorial-collectivity budgets, and social-security budgets
• DThe current budget, the capital budget, and the Special Treasury Accounts (CST)

Under Article 135 of the 2011 Constitution, what are Morocco's three categories of territorial collectivities (collectivités territoriales)?

• ARegions, provinces, and cercles
• BRegions, wilayas, and communes
• CRegions, prefectures and provinces, and communes
• DRegions, provinces, and counties

Which principles does Article 136 of the 2011 Constitution place at the foundation of Morocco's territorial organization?

• AHierarchical supervision, administrative uniformity, and prior approval of every local de…
• BFiscal equivalence, commercial competition, and equal borrowing capacity
• CCentralized planning, ministerial delegation, and sectoral specialization
• DFree administration, cooperation, solidarity, and citizen participation in managing terri…

What three-part classification of competencies governs territorial collectivities under Organic Laws No. 111-14, 112-14, and 113-14?

• AOwn competencies (compétences propres), shared competencies (compétences partagées), and…
• BOwn competencies, delegated competencies, and emergency competencies
• CRegulatory competencies, judicial competencies, and sovereign competencies
• DMandatory competencies, optional competencies, and commercial competencies

What is the Regional Development Plan (Programme de développement régional, or PDR) under Organic Law No. 111-14?

• AThe region's annual budget execution report for the preceding financial year
• BA six-year regional planning document that identifies development priorities, projects, a…
• CA three-year deconcentration plan issued by the central government for its regional servi…
• DA binding national land-use code that every Regional Council adopts without modification

What is the central shift associated with New Public Management (Nouveau Management Public) in public administration?

• AOutsourcing every public service and eliminating direct public provision
• BReplacing legality controls with unrestricted managerial discretion
• CMoving from an exclusive focus on inputs and procedures toward results, performance measu…
• DCentralizing all operational decisions so that managers cannot adapt implementation

Under Article 101 of the 2011 Constitution, which institution holds an express constitutional role in evaluating public policies?

• AThe Court of Accounts, acting alone through binding evaluations of every policy
• BThe Economic, Social and Environmental Council, acting instead of the legislature
• CThe Constitutional Court, through annual merits review of government programs
• DParliament, with one annual sitting devoted to discussing and evaluating public policies

Which four axes does Framework Law No. 09-21 establish for Morocco's social-protection reform?

• AMandatory health insurance, direct housing grants, universal vocational stipends, and a f…
• BGeneralized mandatory health insurance, generalized family allowances, broader pension co…
• CMandatory health insurance, private pension savings, unemployment loans, and municipal fo…
• DHealth and pension coverage limited to public employees, plus family and job-loss benefit…

Under Law No. 72-18, what role does the Unified Social Register (Registre social unifié, or RSU) play in social-support targeting?

• AIt assigns the civil and social digital identifier used to authenticate each resident
• BIt is the accounting ledger through which the Treasury pays every social benefit
• CIt registers households and supplies socioeconomic data and a score used to assess eligib…
• DIt provides lenders with a commercial credit score for consumer and mortgage applications

What is the principal purpose of the Royal Atlantic Initiative for Sahel States announced by King Mohammed VI in November 2023?

• ATo create a collective-defense pact for Atlantic and Sahel states
• BTo facilitate Atlantic access for Sahel states through Moroccan transport, port, and logi…
• CTo establish a common currency and central bank for participating Sahel states
• DTo allocate Atlantic fishing quotas to landlocked Sahel states