Vivre ensemble Exam study plan
Vivre ensemble Exam · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 6 hours per week
Institutions de l'État et des communes
Map the federal structure: list the federal level, the regions, the communities and the linguistic regions, and state one competence for each
Distinguish the roles of the King, the federal government and the Chamber of Representatives in the legislative procedure
Explain in writing the difference between a constitutional law and an ordinary law
Your checkpoint
One-page schematic of the Belgian federal structure with competences labelled
Institutions de l'État et des communes
Describe the composition and election of the communal council and the college of mayor and aldermen
List five concrete competences of a municipality (e.g. civil registry, local police, waste, permits)
Trace the steps of a local referendum or citizen consultation procedure
Summarise the role of the provincial level in one paragraph
Your checkpoint
10-question self-quiz on communal institutions, scored and corrected
Institutions de l'État et des communes & Droits fondamentaux
Connect each fundamental right in the constitution to the institution that guarantees it
Explain how the Constitutional Court reviews a law against the equality principle
Identify which level of power is competent for a given policy scenario in 15 practice cases
Your checkpoint
15 solved competence-allocation scenarios with justification per answer
Droits fondamentaux
Name and define the core fundamental rights: equality, freedom of expression, freedom of religion, privacy, right to education
State the conditions under which a right may be limited, and give one lawful limitation example per right
Explain the role of the European Court of Human Rights and of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights
Your checkpoint
Comparative table of 8 fundamental rights: content, possible limitation, supervising body
Droits fondamentaux & Histoire et intégration européenne
Summarise the historical steps of European integration from 1951 to the present in a dated timeline
Distinguish the roles of the European Commission, Parliament, Council and Court of Justice
Explain how EU law interacts with Belgian constitutional law (primacy, direct effect)
Your checkpoint
Annotated timeline of 12 key dates with one sentence of significance each
Histoire et intégration européenne
Describe the enlargement waves and their criteria
Explain the four freedoms of the single market with a concrete example each
Identify the rights of an EU citizen residing in another member state
Summarise Belgium's role in the founding of the European Communities
Your checkpoint
Written answer (max 1 page) to: 'What does EU citizenship change in daily life?'
Droits fondamentaux & Institutions de l'État et des communes & Histoire et intégration européenne
Complete a full timed mock exam under real conditions
Classify every error by domain and cause (knowledge gap vs. misreading)
Re-study the three weakest sub-topics identified
Your checkpoint
Mock exam score report with error analysis per domain
Droits fondamentaux & Institutions de l'État et des communes & Histoire et intégration européenne
Re-drill all previously missed questions until each is answered correctly twice
Recite from memory the federal structure and the communal organs
Complete two short timed quizzes at 85% or above
Your checkpoint
Final consolidated revision sheet plus two passing quiz scores
Milestones
Week 2: Can explain communal organisation and the federal division of competences without notes
Week 4: Scores 80% or above on a 20-question quiz covering domains 1 and 2
Week 6: Timeline and EU institutions explained accurately in a 10-minute spoken recap
Week 7: Mock exam completed; error analysis written and weak areas listed
Week 8: Two timed quizzes at 85% or above and revision sheet complete